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单词 ligature
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lig•a•ture /ˈlɪgətʃɚ, -ˌtʃʊr/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable] the act of binding or tying up.
  2. [countable] anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
  3. [countable] a stroke or bar connecting two letters;
    a character or type combining two or more letters, as and ffl.
See -lig-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lig•a•ture  (ligə chər, -chŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
n. 
  1. the act of binding or tying up:The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
  2. anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
  3. a tie or bond:the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
  4. [Print., Orthography.]a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
  5. [Print.]a character or type combining two or more letters, as and ffi.
  6. [Music.]
    • slur.
    • a group of notes connected by a slur.
    • a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece.
  7. [Surg.]a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation.

v.t. 
  1. to bind with a ligature;
    tie up;
    ligate.
  • Late Latin ligātūra. See ligate, -ure
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ligature /ˈlɪɡətʃə -ˌtʃʊə/ n
  1. the act of binding or tying up
  2. something used to bind
  3. a link, bond, or tie
  4. a thread or wire for tying around a vessel, duct, etc, as for constricting the flow of blood to a part
  5. a character of two or more joined letters, such as, fl, ffi, ffl
  6. a slur or the group of notes connected by it
vb
  1. (transitive) to bind with a ligature; ligate
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin ligātūra, ultimately from Latin ligāre to bind
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