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肌肉,精力,体力,原动力,腱赋予力量,加强

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sinew \Sin"ew\, n. [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to
   D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan.
   sene; cf. Skr. sn[=a]va. [root]290.]
   1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See {Tendon}.

   2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] --Sir J. Davies.

   3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.

            The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage
            dowry.                                --Shak.

            The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly
            be called the sinews of war.          --Sir W.
                                                  Raleigh.

   Note: Money alone is often called the sinews of war.

Sinew \Sin"ew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sinewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Sinewing}.]
   To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews.
   --Shak.

         Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might,
         if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time
         of danger.                               --Goldsmith.

资料来源 : WordNet®

sinew
     n 1: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with
          its bony attachment [syn: {tendon}]
     2: muscular strength [syn: {brawn}, {muscle}]