sinewy

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Tough; having strong sinews.
    — I haue beene wooed, as I intreat thee now, Euen by the ſterne, and direfull God of warre, VVhoſe ſinowie necke in battel nere did bow, VVho conquers where he comes in euery iarre; […]
  2. Having or showing nervous strength. figuratively
  3. Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
    — Worthy fellows, and like to prove most sinewy swordmen

词形变化

more sinewy comparative most sinewy superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
sinewiness unsinewy

词源

Inherited from Middle English synwy, synewy, synowy (“tendonous”); equivalent to sinew + -y.
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