navel
navel
noun
contemplate one's navel
noun
- a rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus
肚脐；脐
■(figurative)the central point of a place
(喻)中心点
the Incas saw Cuzco as the navel of the world.
印加人把库斯科看作是世界的中心。
contemplate one's navel
- spend time complacently considering oneself or one's own interests; concentrate on one issue at the expense of a wider view
冥想，安神养性
- Old English nafela, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch navel and German Nabel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin umbo 'boss of a shield', umbilicus 'navel', and Greek omphalos 'boss, navel'. Compare with nave
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