forceps
noun /ˈfɔːseps/
/ˈfɔːrseps/
[plural]- an instrument used by doctors or scientists, with two long thin parts for picking up and holding things
(医生用的)镊子,钳子 - a pair of forceps
一把镊子 - a forceps delivery (= a birth in which the baby is delivered with the help of forceps)
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Collocations DictionaryForceps is used before these nouns:- delivery
词源late 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘tongs, pincers’. - a pair of forceps