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- a thing used for tying or binding something tightly带子, 绷带, 绳索。
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- a cord or thread used in surgery, especially to tie up a bleeding artery（外科手术中用, 尤指用来结扎出血动脉的）止血带, 结扎线, 缚带。
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- Music a slur or tie【乐】连唱（奏）; （音符的）连接线。
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- Printing a character consisting of two or more joined letters, e.g. æ, fl.【印刷】连字（如æ, fl.）。
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- a stroke that joins adjacent letters in writing or printing连字符。
词源
Middle English: via late Latin ligatura from Latin ligat- 'bound'， from the verb ligare.