• n. 筋；肌腱；體力；精力
• vt. 加強；使牢固

來自古英語 sinu,肌腱，跟鍵，神經，來自 Proto-Germanic*sinwo,肌腱，來自 PIE*sne,編織， 織線，詞源同 snood,needle,nerve.引申比喻義關鍵，要害等。

sinew (n.)

Old English seonowe, oblique form of nominative sionu "sinew," from Proto-Germanic *senawo (cognates: Old Saxon sinewa, Old Norse sina, Old Frisian sine, Middle Dutch senuwe, Dutch zenuw, Old High German senawa, German Sehne), from PIE root *sai- "to tie, bind" (cognates: Sanskrit snavah "sinew," Avestan snavar, Irish sin "chain").

1. He strained every sinew to help us, but didn't succeed.

他盡全力幫助我們, 可是沒有成功.

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2. All tough sinew, she looked like a hawk eyeing prey.

她肌肉強健, 看上去像只老鷹盯著它的獵物.

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3. Collagen is the main protein of sinew, cartilage, bone and skin.

膠原是腱 、 軟骨 、 骨、皮膚的主要蛋白質.

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4. Deer's tail , sinew , mushrooms , frog's egg, red ginseng.

鹿肉,鹿鞭,鹿筋, 牛肝菌,裙邊,雪蛤, 紅參.

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5. The cores are hard maple , the bellies horn and the backs covered with sinew.

是典型的使用了角材和動物肌腱的木芯復合弓.

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