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单词 testicle
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Definition of testicle in English:

testicle

nounˈtɛstɪk(ə)lˈtɛstək(ə)l
  • Either of the two oval organs that produce sperm in men and other male mammals, enclosed in the scrotum behind the penis.

    睾丸。亦称TESTIS

    Also called testis
    Synonyms
    gonads
    North American informal cojones
    vulgar slang balls, knackers, nuts, rocks
    British vulgar slang bollocks, goolies

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis 'a witness' (i.e. to virility).

  • The ancient Romans felt that a man's testicles testified that he was male. They formed the word testiculus from Latin testis ‘witness’, the source also of attest (late 16th century); detest (Late Middle English) which originally meant to denounce; protest (Late Middle English); testify (Late Middle English); and intestate (Late Middle English) ‘without a witnessed will’. The testicles were the ‘witnesses’ of the man's virility.

Definition of testicle in US English:

testicle

nounˈtestək(ə)lˈtɛstək(ə)l
  • Either of the two oval organs that produce sperm in men and other male mammals, enclosed in the scrotum behind the penis.

    睾丸。亦称TESTIS

    Also called testis
    Synonyms
    gonads

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis ‘a witness’ (i.e. to virility).

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