"anklebone," 1690s, from Latin talus "ankle, anklebone, knucklebone" (plural tali), related to Latin taxillus "a small die, cube" (they originally were made from the knucklebones of animals).
"slope," 1640s, from French talus (16c.), from Old French talu "slope, mound, small hill" (12c.), probably from Gallo-Roman *talutum, from Latin talutium "a slope or outcrop of rock debris," perhaps of Celtic origin (compare Welsh, Breton tal "forehead, brow").
OED, however, suggests derivation from root of talus (n.1) in the sense of "heel" which developed in its Romanic descendants. Mainly used of military earthwork at first; meaning "sloping mass of rocky fragments that has fallen from a cliff" is first recorded 1830.
双语例句
1. The talus rests upon the upper surface of the calcareus.
距骨突出于跟骨的上面.
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2. At puberty, a temporal sudden increase was not found in the talus.
到青春发育期, 距骨也不出现增长高峰.
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3. Figure 12 - 2 : X - ray of vertical talus, one of the pathological causes of flat foot.
图12-2:X光片下的垂直距骨, 是扁平足的一个病理原因.
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4. The stability of the talus slope is important to its construction and operation.
某水电站坝前堆积体边坡的稳定性关系到该大坝的建设与运营.
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5. By the mathematical model, the movement of the talus segment is not necessary for the analysis.
