| 单词 | cleavage |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kli:vidʒ] |
| 解释 | n.裂缝；分裂 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 裂缝，分裂 (a cleft; fissure; division) 【记】 参考leave(离开)一起 记 |
| 字源 | cleavage (n.) 1816, in geology, "action of splitting (rocks or gems) along natural fissures," from cleave (v.1) + -age. General meaning "action or state of cleaving or being cleft" is from 1867. The sense of "cleft between a woman's breasts in low-cut clothing" is first recorded 1946, defined in a "Time" magazine article [Aug. 5] as the "Johnston Office trade term for the shadowed depression dividing an actress' bosom into two distinct sections;" traditionally first used in this sense by U.S. publicist Joseph I. Breen (1888-1965), head of the Production Code Administration (replaced 1945 by Eric Johnston), enforcers of Hollywood self-censorship, in reference to Jane Russell's costumes and poses in "The Outlaw." |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 劈开 = cleft = fissure = division; 解理(沿结晶面产生分裂); 乳沟(低领口展露的部份) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】cliff是上天劈开的裂缝, ea=I, f=v；字母V象个劈开的裂口； 【相关】divide |
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