1550s, from Latin isthmus, from Greek isthmos "narrow passage, narrow neck of land," especially that of Corinth, of unknown origin, perhaps from eimi "to go" + suffix -thmo (compare ithma "a step, movement").
雙語例句
1. North America is connected with South America by the Isthmus of Panama.
巴拿馬海峽把北美同南美連接起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The north and south of the island are linked by a narrow isthmus.
島的北部和南部由一條狹窄的地峽相連.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. It was the neck of land which we call the Isthmus of Panama.
這個(gè)陸地的狹窄地帶,我們稱之為巴拿馬地峽.
來自辭典例句
4. This fact has led naturalists to believe that the Isthmus was formerly open.
使許多自然學(xué)者相信這個(gè)地蛺在以前原是開通的.
來自辭典例句
5. Objective : To analyze the clinical significance of modified thyroidectomy by trans - isthmus approach.