each of a pair of devices attached to each side of a horse's saddle, in the form of a loop with a flat base to support the rider's foot 马镫
(stirrups 或 lithotomy stirrups)a pair of metal supports in which a woman's ankles may be placed during gynaecological examinations and childbirth, to hold her legs in a position which will facilitate medical examination or intervention (妇女在做妇科检查或生产时脚踝放在上面以利于检查或接生的)U形支架
(亦作 stirrup bone). another term for stapes 同 stapes
(stirrups). short for stirrup pants stirrup pants的简称
语源
Old English stigrāp, from the Germanic base of obsolete sty 'climb' + rope