ligament

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
    — It so chanced that at this juncture the decayed ligaments of the skeleton gave way, and the dry bones fell together in a heap, thus causing the dusty wreath of cypress to drop upon the table.
  2. That which binds or acts as a ligament. figuratively
    — It remains to mention one consideration which naturally occurred in the reflections upon the expediency of assuming the State Debts. This is its tendency to strengthen our infant Government by increasing the number of ligaments between the Government and the interests of Individuals.

词形变化

ligaments plural

词源

From Middle English ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”).
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