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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries窄胸的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhǎi xiōng de
"医生检查了他那窄胸的体型。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a narrow or small chest; possessing a relatively slender or restricted upper body width across the ribcage.
"The tailor noted that the suit jacket needed adjustments to better fit his narrow-chested frame." - 2
Used in zoology and veterinary science to describe certain breeds of animals whose thoracic cavity is compressed laterally.
"Certain heritage dog breeds are naturally narrow-chested, requiring specialized harness designs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English as a compound adjective from the adjective 'narrow' (derived from Old English 'nearu') and the noun 'chest' (from Old English 'cist', later shifting to mean the thorax or trunk of the body) combined with the participial suffix '-ed'. It emerged in early modern anatomical and veterinary contexts to describe human and animal builds characterized by a relatively small or restricted transverse thoracic diameter.
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étroit de cage thoracique
Transliteration: etwa de kahzh toraksik
"Il a une morphologie plutôt étroite de cage thoracique."
schmalbrüstig
Transliteration: shmal-bruestig
"Der schmalbrüstige Athlet musste sein Trainingsprogramm anpassen."
stretto di torace
Transliteration: stretto di torace
"Il ragazzo era piuttosto stretto di torace."
estrecho de pecho
Transliteration: estretcho de pecho
"Tiene una complexión delgada y es estrecho de pecho."
estreito de peito
Transliteration: estreito de peito
"Ele é um pouco estreito de peito para essa modalidade."
संकरी छाती का
Transliteration: sankari chhati ka
"वह संकरी छाती का युवक खेलकूद में भाग लेता है।"
窄胸的
Transliteration: zhǎi xiōng de
"医生检查了他那窄胸的体型。"
흉곽이 좁은
Transliteration: hyung-gwagi job-eun
"그는 흉곽이 좁은 체형을 가지고 있다."
胸板の薄い
Transliteration: mune-ita no usui
"彼は胸板の薄い体つきをしている。"
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