释义 |
adam's apple I. noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st A 1. : plantain 2. : crape jasmine 3. : shaddock 1 II. noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st A Etymology: translation of New Latin pomum Adami, translation of Late Hebrew tappūaḥ hā ādhām bodily protuberance on a man, misinterpreted (because of double meanings in Hebrew) as the apple of Adam : the projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck particularly prominent in males — compare larynx |