| 单词 | outer ear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasouter ear outer ear n. the outer region of the ear, consisting of the pinna (external ear) and the external auditory meatus (ear canal), and separated from the middle ear by the tympanic membrane (eardrum). ΚΠ 1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) viii. 155 Gallen, where he speakes of the beauty Nature invented in the outer Eare, although he expresseth such a scope of Nature..; yet he expounds not what that is in the Eare. 1701 N. Grew Cosmol. Sacra i. v. §6 Among many Varieties both in the Inner, and the Outer Ear; those which appear in the Passage into the Rock-bone, are remarkable. 1839 Amer. Med. Intelligencer Oct. 199 The tympanum (middle ear) is an irregularly shaped cavity, situated intermediately between the outer ear..and the inner ear. 1921 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 70/1 Birds also lack the highly developed outer ear of the mammals that is believed to be a great aid in locating sound. 2004 N.Y. Mag. 14 June 72/2 Hearing aids can amplify sound to overcome so-called conductive deafness (caused by a blockage in the middle or outer ear). < as lemmas |
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