skeleton n. 1.骨骼,骷髅;(房屋、伞、扇子等的)骨架;残骸;(叶子的)脉络;筋。 2.骨瘦如柴的人[动物]。 3. 梗概,轮廓,概略。 4.骨干,基干;【军事】(官多兵少的)基干团[连];因战斗伤亡以致缺额极多的部队 〔= skeleton company, skeleton regiment〕。 5.不可外扬的丑事。 a mere [walking] skeleton 瘦得像骷髅一样的人。 a skeleton structure 骨架,结构。 adj. 1.骨骼的。 2.只剩骨架的;瘦得皮包骨头的。 3.概括的。 a skeleton army 基干部队;官多兵少的部队。 a skeleton-drill (人员不足额的)缩员演习。 a skeleton hand 青筋暴起的手。 be reduced to a skeleton (因病)瘦得像骷髅,瘦得只剩一把骨头。 be worn to a skeleton (因生活困苦)瘦得像骷髅。 family skeleton=skeleton in the cupboard [closet, house] (不可外扬的)家丑。 skeleton at the feast [banquet] 扫兴的东西。
the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
百科解释
The appendicular skeleton is composed of 126 bones in the human body. The word appendicular is the adjective of the noun appendage, which itself means a part that is joined to something larger.