strenuous
英 ['strenjʊəs]
美 ['strɛnjuəs]
助记提示
1. like center => centre: stern => stren- / strenu- "hard, severe, keen" => strenuous.
2. meter => metre.
3. 蛮拼的: Pretty strenuous.
4. 谐音“死追妞儿死、死追牛儿死、死拽牛儿死、死拽牛耳死”。
5. strength, strain => strenuous.
中文词源
strenuous 费力的，用力的，艰苦的，繁重的可能最终来自 PIE*ster,坚硬的，僵硬的，词源同 stern,stark,sterile.引申词义费力的，艰苦的 等。词义演变比较 hard.同时比较拉丁语 strenuus,敏捷的，迅速的，积极的，渴望的。
英文词源
- strenuous (adj.)
- "characterized by great effort," mid-15c. (implied in strenuously), from Latin strenuus "active, brisk, quick, nimble, prompt, vigorous, keen." Probably cognate with Greek strenes, strenos "keen, strong," strenos "arrogance, eager desire," Old English stierne "hard, severe, keen" (see stern (adj.)). Mocked by Ben Jonson as a pedantic neologism in "Poetaster" (1601). Sense of "requiring much energy" is first recorded 1670s. Related: Strenuousness; strenuosity.
双语例句
- 1. Although it's not strenuous exercise, you feel toned-up, supple and relaxed.
- 虽然这不是剧烈运动，但会让人感到强健、柔韧与放松。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Strenuous efforts had been made to improve conditions in the jail.
- 已经做了大量的努力来改善监狱的条件。
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- 3. The strenuous exercise undergone could balance out the increased calories.
- 所进行的剧烈运动可以消耗掉增加的热量。
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- 4. Despite strenuous objections by the right wing, the grant was agreed.
- 尽管右翼分子极力反对，拨款还是通过了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Wind surfing can be strenuous but immensely exciting.
- 风帆冲浪可能紧张吃力，但却非常刺激。
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