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sinews

UK //ˈsɪn.juːz//US //ˈsɪn.juːz//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:tendons, ligaments, muscles, strength, vigor

常见短语

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。)