early 15c., from Middle French intestin (14c.) or directly from Latin intestinum "a gut," in plural, "intestines, bowels," noun use of neuter of adjective intestinus a??inward, internala?? (see intestines). Distinction of large and small intestines in Middle English was made under the terms gross and subtle. The word also was used as an adjective in English from 1530s with a sense of a??internal, domestic, civil.a??
雙語例句
1. This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.
這種藥通過黏合腸內的脂肪降低膽固醇水平。
來自柯林斯例句
2. the viscid lining of the intestine
腸黏膜
來自《權威詞典》
3. The tapeworm is an inhabitant of the intestine.
絳蟲是棲居腸內的寄生蟲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The function of the stomach is to digest food sufficiently to enable it to pass into the intestine.
胃的功能是充分消化食物,以便讓其進入腸道.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. This vitamin is absorbed through the walls of the small intestine.