cleavage
英 ['kli?v?d?]
美 ['kliv?d?]
助記提示
cliff => cleave, cleavage.
中文詞源
cleavage 乳溝來自cleave,劈開。因如同劈開的溝而得名。
英文詞源
- cleavage (n.)
- 1816, in geology, "action of splitting (rocks or gems) along natural fissures," from cleave (v.1) + -age. General meaning "action or state of cleaving or being cleft" is from 1867.
The sense of "cleft between a woman's breasts in low-cut clothing" is first recorded 1946, defined in a "Time" magazine article [Aug. 5] as the "Johnston Office trade term for the shadowed depression dividing an actress' bosom into two distinct sections;" traditionally first used in this sense by U.S. publicist Joseph I. Breen (1888-1965), head of the Production Code Administration (replaced 1945 by Eric Johnston), enforcers of Hollywood self-censorship, in reference to Jane Russell's costumes and poses in "The Outlaw."
雙語例句
- 1. Cellular cleavage and proliferation was markedly inhibited.
- 細胞的分裂、增殖受到明顯抑制。
來自辭典例句
- 2. This cleavage persisted during the whole civilized period.
- 這種分裂繼續存在于整個文明期.
來自英漢非文學 - 家庭、私有制和國家的起源
- 3. This marks the end of the cleavage stage of development.
- 這標志著卵裂發育階段的結束.
來自辭典例句
- 4. He had made a great cleavage in his life.
- 他已在自己的生活里劈出了一條鴻溝.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Cleavage of secondary bonds can also be responsible for polymer deterioration.
- 次價鍵的分裂往往也能引起聚合體劣化.
來自辭典例句