taenia
/ˈtiːnɪə/( <美> tenia)
noun
(pl. taeniae /-nɪiː/ or taenias)
1
- Anatomy a flat ribbon-like structure in the body【剖】带, 软组织带。
1.1
taeniae coli /ˈkəʊlaɪ/
the smooth longitudinal muscles of the colon结肠带。
2
- Architecture a fillet between a Doric architrave and frieze【建筑】(陶立克柱顶盘的雕带与柱顶过梁之间的)束带饰, 带形花边。
3
- (in ancient Greece) a band or ribbon worn round a person's head(古希腊)头带, 束发带。
派生词
taenioid
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek tainia 'band, ribbon'.