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单词 sinew
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sin•ew /ˈsɪnyu/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Anatomy[countable] a tendon.
  2. strength;
    power;
    resilience:[uncountable]great moral sinew.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sin•ew  (sin′yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomya tendon.
  2. Often, sinews. the source of strength, power, or vigor:the sinews of the nation.
  3. strength;
    power;
    resilience:a man of great moral sinew.

v.t. 
  1. to furnish with sinews;
    strengthen, as by sinews.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sinu (nominative), sinuwe (genitive); cognate with Dutch zenuw, German Sehne, Old Norse sin; akin to Sanskrit snāva sinew
sin′ew•less, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sinew /ˈsɪnjuː/ n
  1. another name for tendon
  2. (often plural) a source of strength or power
  3. a literary word for muscle
Etymology: Old English sionu; related to Old Norse sin, Old Saxon sinewa, Old High German senawa sinew, Lettish pasainis string

ˈsinewless adj
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