1680s, "pertaining to muscles," from Latin musculus (see muscle (n.)) + -ar. Earlier in same sense was musculous (early 15c.). Meaning "having well-developed muscles" is from 1736. Muscular Christianity (1857) is originally in reference to philosophy of Anglican clergyman and novelist Charles Kingsley (1819-1875). Muscular dystrophy attested from 1886.
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1. He was wearing shorts which showed his long, muscular, hairy legs.
他穿着短裤，露出自己强壮多毛的长腿。
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2. Foods and fluids are mixed in the stomach by its muscular contractions.
通过胃部肌肉的收缩食物和流质在胃中混合。
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3. A muscular spasm in the coronary artery can cause a heart attack.
冠状动脉的肌肉痉挛可能导致心脏病。
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4. He bared his muscular, hairy chest for a women's magazine.
