英语单词

sinew是什么意思

sinew

英 ['sɪnjuː] 美 ['sɪnju]
  • n. 筋;肌腱;体力;精力
  • vt. 加强;使牢固

助记提示


1. 谐音“死扭,撕扭”----在掰手腕、掰手劲儿、摔跤等与对方死劲儿扭扯、撕扭的时候比的不就是肌肉的力量吗?
2. 谐音“似牛”------跟个牛似的。

中文词源


sinew 肌腱,关键,要害

来自古英语 sinu,肌腱,跟键,神经,来自 Proto-Germanic*sinwo,肌腱,来自 PIE*sne,编织, 织线,词源同 snood,needle,nerve.引申比喻义关键,要害等。

英文词源


sinew (n.)
Old English seonowe, oblique form of nominative sionu "sinew," from Proto-Germanic *senawo (cognates: Old Saxon sinewa, Old Norse sina, Old Frisian sine, Middle Dutch senuwe, Dutch zenuw, Old High German senawa, German Sehne), from PIE root *sai- "to tie, bind" (cognates: Sanskrit snavah "sinew," Avestan snavar, Irish sin "chain").

双语例句


1. He strained every sinew to help us, but didn't succeed.
他尽全力帮助我们, 可是没有成功.

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2. All tough sinew, she looked like a hawk eyeing prey.
她肌肉强健, 看上去像只老鹰盯着它的猎物.

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3. Collagen is the main protein of sinew, cartilage, bone and skin.
胶原是腱 、 软骨 、 骨、皮肤的主要蛋白质.

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4. Deer's tail , sinew , mushrooms , frog's egg, red ginseng.
鹿肉,鹿鞭,鹿筋, 牛肝菌,裙边,雪蛤, 红参.

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5. The cores are hard maple , the bellies horn and the backs covered with sinew.
是典型的使用了角材和动物肌腱的木芯复合弓.

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