English Dictionary

trapezius

/tɹəˈpiːziəs/

noun

(anatomy) A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.

I felt a sharp pain in my trapezius after working out.

意味（1）

(anatomy) A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.

The trapezius muscle resembles a trapezium (trapezoid in American English), or diamond-shaped quadrilateral. The word spinotrapezius refers to the human trapezius, although it is not commonly used in modern texts. In other mammals, it refers to a portion of the analogous muscle.