| 单词 |
cardo |
| 释义 |
‖ cardo|ˈkɑːrdəʊ| Pl. cardines |ˈkɑːdɪniːz|. [L. cardo hinge; adopted in some special senses.] †1. Astrol. in pl. = cardinal points. Obs.
1571Digges Pantom. i. xxix. I iij, The foure cardines or quarters of the Horizon. a1625Fletcher Rollo iv. ii, How are the cardines? 1660H. More Myst. Godl. vii. xv. 341 Starres and Planets do most potently act in the Cardines of the Celestiall Theme, of which Imum Cœli is one. †2. fig. A ‘hinge’, turning-point. Obs.
a1638Mede Wks. i. xxvi. (1672) 109 The main Cardo and hinge of Repentance. 1657S. Colvil Whig's Supplic. (1695) 89 This is the Cardo of the Dispute. 3. Conch. The hinge of a bivalve shell.
1755Gentl. Mag. XXV. 31. 1789 G. White Selborne (1853) III. 19 The cardo passing for a head and mouth. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. An. vii. 429 The cardines. |

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