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单词 steatopygia
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Definition of steatopygia in English:

steatopygia

nounˌstɪətə(ʊ)ˈpɪdʒɪəstēˌatə-
mass noun
  • Accumulation of large amounts of fat on the buttocks, especially as a normal condition in the Khoikhoi and other peoples of arid parts of southern Africa.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rather than relying on official scientific publications, however, Cuvier relied on travelers' accounts of the apron and the steatopygia.
    • The word steatopygia comes from the vocabulary of an early pseudoscience which aimed to prove the superiority of the white race.
    • What seems certain is that steatopygia in both sexes was fairly widespread among the early races of man.
    • Some scholars believe that a big bottom is a natural adaptation for survival, and that steatopygia was advantageous in the unpredictable African tropical environment.
    • The steatopygia was seen as a pronounced, localized accumulation of fat or fatty-fibrous tissue on the upper part of the buttocks.
    • Why is steatopygia absent among, for example, hunting-gathering Australian aborigines?

Derivatives

  • steatopygous

  • adjectiveˌstɪətə(ʊ)ˈpʌɪɡəsˌstɪəˈtɒpɪɡəs
    • This figure, now missing its head, is a masterful example of a rare type known as steatopygous, characterized by a fleshy abdomen and massive thighs and buttocks.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Until more historical work is done, possible relationships between cultural constructions of the sodomitical body and those of the steatopygous African woman will remain a matter of speculation.
      • A steatite figurine from the Amq plain,belonging to the early part of the Neolithic period, shows a seated woman of the steatopygous type so characteristic of the Stone Age.
      • She went on her way, her grass skirt swinging rhythmically, resembling one of those steatopygous statues in anthropological museums.
      • In the Paleolithic period, steatopygous figures may have suggested fertility, because of the necessity of certain levels of body fat required for procreation.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek stear, steat- 'tallow' + pugē 'rump'.

 
 

Definition of steatopygia in US English:

steatopygia

nounstēˌatə-
  • Accumulation of large amounts of fat on the buttocks, especially as a normal condition in the Khoikhoi and other peoples of arid parts of southern Africa.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The word steatopygia comes from the vocabulary of an early pseudoscience which aimed to prove the superiority of the white race.
    • The steatopygia was seen as a pronounced, localized accumulation of fat or fatty-fibrous tissue on the upper part of the buttocks.
    • Why is steatopygia absent among, for example, hunting-gathering Australian aborigines?
    • Some scholars believe that a big bottom is a natural adaptation for survival, and that steatopygia was advantageous in the unpredictable African tropical environment.
    • Rather than relying on official scientific publications, however, Cuvier relied on travelers' accounts of the apron and the steatopygia.
    • What seems certain is that steatopygia in both sexes was fairly widespread among the early races of man.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek stear, steat- ‘tallow’ + pugē ‘rump’.

 
 
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