orifice
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++or·i·fice /ˈɒrɪfɪs $ ˈɔː-, ˈɑː-/ noun [countable] formal 1 HBone of the holes in your body, such as your mouth, nose etc 〔身体上的〕孔，洞〔如嘴、鼻等〕 various bodily orifices 人体上的各种孔洞2. HOLEa hole or entrance 孔，洞；入口
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orifice• Flames were leaping from every orifice of the house.• Blood gushed from the open orifice.• Then the microbes continue to multiply in their stomachs long after the orifices have closed over.• I felt sure I could work it through the orifice without cutting the sphincter.Origin orifice (1500-1600) Old French Late Latin orificium, from Latin os “mouth”or·i·fice nounChineseSyllable
of Corpus body, one the your holes in
orifice
or‧i‧fice /ˈɒrəfəs, ˈɒrɪfəs $ ˈɔː-, ˈɑː-/
noun [countable] formal
various bodily orifices
2. a hole or entrance
or‧i‧fice /ˈɒrəfəs, ˈɒrɪfəs $ ˈɔː-, ˈɑː-/
noun [countable] formal Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: Late Latin orificium, from Latin os __mouth__
1. one of the holes in your body, such as your mouth, nose etc:Language: Old French
Origin: Late Latin orificium, from Latin os __mouth__
2. a hole or entrance