the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slit-like opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction 声门(由声带和声带间的缝状开口组成,通过扩张或收缩影响发声)
派生 glottic adjective 语源
late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek glōttis, from glōtta, variant of glōssa 'tongue'