callus
noun /ˈkæləs/
/ˈkæləs/
- an area of thick hard skin on a hand or foot, usually caused by rubbing
胼胝,老茧(手、足上的硬皮) - The calluses on her palm showed how hard she had had to work.
她手掌上的老茧显示出她有多努力工作。
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin callus (more commonly callum) ‘hardened skin’. - The calluses on her palm showed how hard she had had to work.