1590s, "pertaining to the throat or neck" (especially in reference to the great veins of the neck), from Modern Latin jugularis, from Latin iugulum "collarbone, throat, neck," diminutive of iugum "yoke," related to iungere "to join," from PIE *yeug- "to join" (cognates: Sanskrit yugam "yoke," yunjati "binds, harnesses," yogah "union;" Hittite yugan "yoke;" Greek zygon "yoke," zeugnyanai "to join, unite;" Old Church Slavonic igo, Old Welsh iou "yoke;" Lithuanian jungas "yoke," jungiu "fastened in a yoke;" Old English geoc "yoke;" probably also Latin iuxta "close by"). As a noun, 1610s, from the adjective.
jugular 词组搭配
go for the jugular
be aggressive or unrestrained in making an attack
取(对手)的性命,直取咽喉
jugular 英文释义
1. veins in the neck that return blood from the head
2. a vital part that is vulnerable to attack;
"he always goes for the jugular"
jugular 双语例句
1. Mr Black went for the jugular, asking intimate sexual questions.
布莱克先生直攻要害,问起了性方面的隐私问题。
来自柯林斯例句
2. To improve the recognition of jugular phlebectasia in children.
目的:提高临床对颈静脉扩张症的认识.
来自互联网
3. Bilateral internal jugular vein stenting is also a rare procedure.