umbilical: [16] Umbilical was borrowed from medieval Latin umbilīcālis, a derivative of Latin umbilīcus ‘navel’. This went back ultimately to the Indo-European base *onobh-, a variant of which, *nobh-, produced English navel [OE]. => navel
umbilical (adj.)
"pertaining to the navel," 1540s, from Medieval Latin umbilicalis "of the navel," from Latin umbilicus "navel" (see umbilicus). Umbilical cord attested by 1753 (the native term is navel string).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. I will never forget all you've done for me, but it's time to cut the umbilical cord.
我永世難忘你為我所做的一切，但現(xiàn)在到了我自立的時(shí)候了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The referendum will bring Puerto Rico one step closer to cutting the island's umbilical cord to the United States.
這次全民公決將會(huì)促使波多黎各進(jìn)一步擺脫對(duì)美國(guó)的依靠。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The gut returns to the abdomen from the base of the umbilical cord.
腸管從臍帶底部回到腹腔.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. The death of a second parent is like severing an umbilical cord to our past.