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单词 ectomorph
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Definition of ectomorph in English:

ectomorph

noun ˈɛktə(ʊ)mɔːfˈɛktəˌmɔrf
Physiology
  • A person with a lean and delicate build of body.

    〔生理〕瘦型体质者,外胚层体型者。比较ENDOMORPH 和MESOMORPH

    Compare with endomorph and mesomorph
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Still, extreme ectomorphs can't eat lean and clean and maximize mass.
    • The hardest part for me as a natural ectomorph is eating enough to maintain my weight.
    • I was once a guest at a spa where we could avail ourselves of a ‘wellness expert’ who could customise a person's meals based on whether she was, say, a thyroidal mesomorph or an adrenal ectomorph.
    • Even an ectomorph has a body - and is defined, in some sense, by his body.
    • Mesomorphs have it made, and ectomorphs come in a close second.
    • Exercises such as flat and incline bench press, leg press, squats, shoulder presses, rows, inverted rows and lat pulldowns should be used by ectomorphs to gain strength.
    • For example, if you're more of an ectomorph and need to add a little muscle before it can show, simply add resistance to some of the exercises.
    • If you are now starting a fitness programme, it is a good idea for you to know what is your body type - mesomorph, ectomorph, endomorph, or a cross between two types.
    • If your thumb and fore-finger overlap, you are an ectomorph; if they touch, you are a mesomorph; and if they do not touch at all, you are an endomorph.
    • She looked like the sort of junior ectomorph who could empty the fridge and still not put on a surplus ounce.
    • This is, in fact, the best strategy for struggling ectomorphs.
    • I'm an ectomorph with medium ash brown hair that I'm always ruining by dyeing it (so it always has garish brassy orange tones), brown eyes that I sometimes conceal with grey contacts, and cadaverously fair skin.

Derivatives

  • ectomorphic

  • adjectiveɛktə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk
    Physiology
    • She was taller than the redhead by an inch or two, being that she had the willowy yet graceful physique like that of a healthy ectomorphic body.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Negative descriptors such as ‘lonely’ and ‘depressed’ were assigned to the figure possessing the least muscular, or most ectomorphic, chest.
      • If the Air Force wants an ectomorphic / mesomorphic force, so be it, but one day it may be hard to fill our manning boots without all our hard-working endomorphs.
      • His calming, soothing voice and good looks (flowing blonde hair, smooth pale skin and a fit, ectomorphic body) tended to make people not listen to him when he tried to be serious.
  • ectomorphy

  • noun
    Physiology
    • But it will be difficult for those who have a high degree of ectomorphy to achieve a significant increase in their body weight.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Those values in female patients were 159.2 cm, 47.8 kg, and 118.5, respectively, indicating that the male patients showed a higher degree of ectomorphy.
      • Taking into account the levels of tissue components in the men it was calculated that the levels of endomorphy, mesomorphy and ectomorphy in the female contestants amounted to 158%, 68% and 129% respectively.

Origin

1940s: ecto- from ectodermal (being the layer of the embryo giving rise to physical characteristics which predominate) + -morph.

Definition of ectomorph in US English:

ectomorph

nounˈɛktəˌmɔrfˈektəˌmôrf
Physiology
  • A person with a lean and delicate body build.

    〔生理〕瘦型体质者,外胚层体型者。比较ENDOMORPH 和MESOMORPH

    Compare with endomorph and mesomorph
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you are now starting a fitness programme, it is a good idea for you to know what is your body type - mesomorph, ectomorph, endomorph, or a cross between two types.
    • Exercises such as flat and incline bench press, leg press, squats, shoulder presses, rows, inverted rows and lat pulldowns should be used by ectomorphs to gain strength.
    • This is, in fact, the best strategy for struggling ectomorphs.
    • If your thumb and fore-finger overlap, you are an ectomorph; if they touch, you are a mesomorph; and if they do not touch at all, you are an endomorph.
    • Still, extreme ectomorphs can't eat lean and clean and maximize mass.
    • Mesomorphs have it made, and ectomorphs come in a close second.
    • Even an ectomorph has a body - and is defined, in some sense, by his body.
    • For example, if you're more of an ectomorph and need to add a little muscle before it can show, simply add resistance to some of the exercises.
    • The hardest part for me as a natural ectomorph is eating enough to maintain my weight.
    • She looked like the sort of junior ectomorph who could empty the fridge and still not put on a surplus ounce.
    • I'm an ectomorph with medium ash brown hair that I'm always ruining by dyeing it (so it always has garish brassy orange tones), brown eyes that I sometimes conceal with grey contacts, and cadaverously fair skin.
    • I was once a guest at a spa where we could avail ourselves of a ‘wellness expert’ who could customise a person's meals based on whether she was, say, a thyroidal mesomorph or an adrenal ectomorph.

Origin

1940s: ecto- from ectodermal (being the layer of the embryo giving rise to physical characteristics which predominate) + -morph.

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