stirrup
/ˈstɪrəp/noun
1
- each of a pair of devices attached to each side of a horse's saddle, in the form of a loop with a flat base to support the rider's foot马镫。
2
- （stirrups 或 lithotomy stirrups）a pair of metal supports in which a woman's ankles may be placed during gynaecological examinations and childbirth, to hold her legs in a position which will facilitate medical examination or intervention（妇女在做妇科检查或生产时脚踝放在上面以利于检查或接生的）U形支架。
4
stirrups
short for STIRRUP PANTS.STIRRUP PANTS的简称。
词源
Old English stigrāp, from the Germanic base of obsolete sty 'climb' + ROPE.