stirrup

stirrup
noun
  1. 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
  2. (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
  3. (亦作 stirrup bone). another term for stapes
    同 stapes
  4. (stirrups). short for stirrup pants
    stirrup pants的简称
语源
  1. Old English stigrāp, from the Germanic base of obsolete sty 'climb' + rope
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