| Field | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Spelling | clavicle |
|
| POS | adj |
|
| Pronunciation | /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/ |
|
| CEFR | - |
|
| Meaning | 锁骨（解剖学，医学术语） |
|
| Root | clavis (Latin, key) |
1 Synonyms
1.1 Collarbone (n)
| synonym | CEFR | meaning | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| collarbone | - | 锁骨 | |
| clavicle | - | 锁骨（解剖学，医学） |
2 Examples
2.1 The Big Bang Theory (TV Series)
- Sheldon: You want to hear an interesting thing about stairs?
- Leonard: Not really.
- Sheldon: If the height of a single step is off by as little as two millimetres, most people will trip.
- Leonard: I don’t care. Two millimetres? That doesn’t seem right.
- Sheldon: No, it’s true, I did a series of experiments when I was twelve, my father broke his clavicle.