trachea

名词 n.
/tɹəˈkiː.ə/|/ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/    /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
  2. The xylem vessel. dated
  3. One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

词形变化

tracheae plural tracheæ obsolete,plural tracheas plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us
Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús
Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor.
Late Latin trāchīa
Medieval Latin trāchēader.
Middle English
English trachea
From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîă ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe, trachea”).
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