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").
雙語例句
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.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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.
來自互聯網
3. Collagen is the main protein of sinew, cartilage, bone and skin.