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gluteus maximus

/mak-suh-muhs/US // ˈmæk sə məs //

臀大肌,臀部大肌,大腿根部

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural glutei max·i·mi [mak-suh-mahy]. /ˈmæk səˌmaɪ/.

    • : the broad, thick, outermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the rotation and extension of the thigh.
    • : Facetious. the buttocks.

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Examples

  • You can thank your gluteus maximus for a movement known as the hip extension which allows us humans to perform basic functions like walking and standing—as well as more extreme endeavours like running.

  • Squats help you learn how to engage your gluteus maximus and quadriceps properly, which means you’re less likely to hurt your knees.

  • Kardashian, ever the opportunist, no doubt surveyed the gluteus landscape and wanted in on the cultural “conversation.”

  • Phasellus tristique, eros sit amet maximus tincidunt, enim massa congue nibh, non rutrum lorem ante non lectus.

  • At the end of Gladiator, Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe, dies.

  • Another Maximus factor is the august Roman -us ending, with other names like Atticus, Cassius, Augustus and Magnus heating up.

  • The Vestal virgins received especial honor, and were appointed by the Pontifex Maximus.

  • The highest religious officer of the state, the pontifex maximus, was from this time on elected by the Pontifical College.

  • Quintus Fabius Maximus seemed a man just passing the prime of life.

  • Maximus, the celebrated cynic philosopher and magician of Ephesus, instructed the Emperor Julian in magic.

  • After the death of Julian, Maximus was nearly sacrificed by the soldiers, but his friends succeeded in saving his life.