| 释义 |
na·vel
\ˈnāvəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English navel, navele, from Old English nafela; akin to Old High German nabalo navel, Old Norse nafli, Latin umbilicus navel, umbo boss of a shield, Greek omphalos navel, Sanskrit nabhya nave of a wheel, nābhi navel, nave of a wheel
1. : a mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen, marking the point of attachment of the umbilical cord or yolk stalk : umbilicus
2. : the central point or part of something : middle
< the blessed Mediterranean … the navel of the earth — Harold Nicolson >
< the hero as the incarnation of God is himself the navel of the world, the umbilical point through which the energies of eternity break into time — Joseph Campbell >
3. or navel point : nombril |