scapular
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈskapjʊlə/
美 /ˈskæpjəlɚ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
— A scapular, or friar's coat, for example, was a coveted object to be worn as a preservative against pestilence or the ague […]
- One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.
- A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.
- A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.
形容词 adj.
- Of or pertaining to the scapula.
词形变化
词源
词源 1
From Middle English scapelar, from Latin scapulāre, from Latin scapula (“shoulder”). Compare scapulary.
词源 2
From Latin scapulārīs, from scapula + -āris (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, scapula + -ar.
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