kid.ney
n.(名词)
【复数】 kid.neys
Anatomy Either one of a pair of organs in the dorsal region of the vertebrate abdominal cavity, functioning to maintain proper water and electrolyte balance, regulate acid-base concentration, and filter the blood of metabolic wastes, which are then excreted as urine.
【解剖学】 肾脏:位于脊椎腹腔背部区的一个或一对器官,作用是保持水和电解质平衡,调整酸碱浓度,过滤代谢产物中的血液,然后以尿的形式排出
The kidney of certain animals, eaten as food.
腰子:做食物用的某些动物的肾脏
An excretory organ of certain invertebrates.
肾:某些无脊椎动物的排泄器官
Kind; sort.
类型;品种
来源:
Middle English kidenere, kidenei
中古英语 kidenere, kidenei
perhaps from Old English *cydenôora
可能源自 古英语 *cydenôora
*cyde [belly]
*cyde [肚子]
*nôora [kidney]
*nôora [肾,肾脏]