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- a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon or ligament肌腱, 筋。
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- （一般作sinews）figurative the parts of a structure, system, or thing that give it strength or bind it together〈喻〉中坚; 主要依靠：
the sinews of government.
政府的主要部门。
with obj.［usu. as adj. sinewed］
- poetic/literary strengthen with or as if with sinews〈诗/文〉（用筋等）加固; 加强：
the sinewed shape of his back.
强壮的背部外形。
派生词
sinewless
adjectivesinewy
adjective词源
Old English sin（e）we 'tendon'， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeen and German Sehne.