latissimus
/lɑːˈtɪsɪməs/(亦作latissimus dorsi /ˈdɔːsaɪ/)
noun
(pl. latissimi /lɑːˈtɪsɪmaɪ/)
- Anatomy either of a pair of large, roughly triangular muscles covering the lower part of the back, extending from the sacral, lumbar, and lower thoracic vertebrae to the armpits【剖】背阔肌。
词源
early 17th cent.: modern Latin, from musculus latissimus dorsi, literally 'broadest muscle of the back'.