fibula
/ˈfɪbjʊlə/noun
(pl. fibulae/-li:/ 或fibulas)
1
- Anatomy the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle (or the equivalent joints in other terrestrial vertebrates), parallel with the tibia【剖】腓骨。
2
- Archaeology a brooch or clasp【考古】扣衣针, 胸针, 饰针。
派生词
fibular
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin, 'brooch', perhaps related to figere 'to fix'. The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the tongue.