Its scientific name is flatus or flatulence, but the English language has an impressive range of colorful terms to describe the explosive emission of digestive gas. 屁的学名是“肠胃胀气”或是“肠胃气胀”,不过英语里有一套令人印象深刻的生动说法来形容这种消化气体的爆发。
flatus
[ noun ] a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus <noun.act>
Flatus \Fla"tus\, n.; pl. E. {Flatuses}, L. {Flatus}. [L., fr. flare to blow.] 1. A breath; a puff of wind. --Clarke.
2. Gas generated in the stomach, intestine, or other cavities of the body. --Quincy.
Flatus \Fla"tus\, n.; pl. E. {Flatuses}, L. {Flatus}. [L., fr. flare to blow.] 1. A breath; a puff of wind. --Clarke.
2. Gas generated in the stomach, intestine, or other cavities of the body. --Quincy.