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Kidney Kidni N.肾 英 肾(Either Pair Bodily Organs

单词 kidney
音标 ['kidni]
解释 n.肾
红宝书 【英】 肾(either of the pair of bodily organs in the lower back area, which separate waste liquid from the blood)
【考】 organ : kidney / bone : rib(肾是一种器官/肋骨 是一种骨骼)
字源 kidney (n.)
early 14c., of unknown origin, originally kidenere, perhaps a compound of Old English cwið "womb" (see bowel) + ey "egg" (see egg (n.)) in reference to the shape of the organ. Figurative sense of "temperament" is from 1550s. Kidney bean is from 1540s, so called for its shape.
不择手段背单词 n. 肾; 腰子(过滤代谢产物中的血液, 然后以尿的形式排出)
【类】organ: kidney = bone: rib 肾是一种器官 = 肋骨是一种骨骼
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