visceral
visceral 英 ['vɪs(ə)r(ə)l] 美 ['vɪsərəl]
adj. 内脏的；出于本能的；发自肺腑的；粗俗的
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- adj. 内脏的；出于本能的；发自肺腑的；粗俗的
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1. However, a 2009 study in the Netherlands found that smokers had more visceral fat than nonsmokers.
然而，2009年在荷兰进行的研究发现烟民的内脏脂肪多于非烟民。
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2. This chemical is toxic in large amounts; it damages the visceral (internal) organs such as the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys.
大量的这种化学物质是有毒的；对内脏（内部的）器官例如心脏，肺脏，肝脏和肾脏是有损害的。
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3. I take those visceral reactions to be a good sign, and something that should then compel us to explore the root of those feelings.
这些发自本能的反应，我认为是一种好的标志，是某些可以强迫我们去深悉那些情感的根源的东西。
- visceral (adj.) 1570s, "affecting inward feelings," from Middle French viscéral and directly from Medieval Latin visceralis "internal," from Latin viscera, plural of viscus "internal organ, inner parts of the body," of unknown origin. The bowels were regarded as the seat of emotion. The figurative sense vanished after 1640 and the literal sense is first recorded in 1794. The figurative sense was revived 1940s in arts criticism.
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