
好词典

源自古英语 'sinu',最终源自原始日耳曼语 *sinwō,与德语 'Sehne' 同源。词义从具体肌腱延伸至抽象力量的概念始于14世纪。
❶ 指人或动物的肌腱,即连接肌肉与骨骼的强韧组织,用于传递力量并支持运动。
“The hunter carefully cut the sinews from the deer's legs to use for bowstrings.”
(猎人小心地从鹿腿上割下肌腱,用来制作弓弦。)
“Ancient people often used animal sinews as natural threads for sewing.”
(古人常用动物肌腱作为天然线来缝制衣物。)
❶ 比喻指力量、活力或支撑事物的关键要素,常用于文学性表达中。
“Education forms the sinews of a prosperous society.”
(教育构成了繁荣社会的支柱。)
“The young athlete's sinews of determination helped her win the competition.”
(这位年轻运动员坚定的意志力帮助她赢得了比赛。)
sinews of war — 指战争所需的财力物力资源,特别强调维持战争的经济基础。
“In medieval times, gold was considered the sinews of war.”
(在中世纪,黄金被视为战争的命脉。)