strong: [OE] Strong comes from a prehistoric Germanic *stranggaz (its immediate Germanic siblings have now died out, but German streng ‘severe’ is quite closely related). It went back ultimately to a base denoting ‘stiffness’ or ‘tautness’, which also produced English string. => string
strong (adj.)
Old English strang "physically powerful, powerful in effect; forceful, severe, firm, bold, brave; constant, resolute; arduous, violent," from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (cognates: Old Norse strangr "strong," Dutch streng "strict, rigorous," Old High German strang "strong, bold, hard," German streng "strict, rigorous"), possibly from PIE *strenk- "tight, narrow." Originally compared strenger, strengest (compare old/elder/eldest).
Grammatical sense, of noun and verb inflections, is first attested 1841, translating German stark, used in a grammatical sense by J. Grimm (the terms strong and weak better fit German inflections). Strong suit (1865) is from card-playing. Strong man "man of great strength" (especially one who displays it professionally) is recorded from 1690s; meaning "dominating man in a political organization" is from 1859.
strong (adv.)
Old English strange "strongly, violently, severely, furiously" (alongside strongly), from the same source as strong (adj.). Going strong (1898) is from racing. To come on strong was originally come it strong (1812).
雙語例句
1. The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents.
救援人員因風浪太大而被迫中斷工作。
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2. In New Zealand, the Maori people maintain a strong cultural tradition.
在新西蘭，毛利人保持著深厚的文化傳統。
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3. She's going to be fine. She always was pretty strong.
她會好的。她一直都很強壯。
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4. She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views.
她相當頑固，宗教觀念極強。
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5. He is known for his political savvy and strong management skills.