vein: [13] Vein comes via Old French veine from Latin vēna ‘blood vessel’, a word of uncertain origin. Acquired directly from Latin were the derivatives venose [17] and venous [17].
vein (n.)
c. 1300, from Old French veine "vein, artery, pulse" (12c.), from Latin vena "a blood vessel," also "a water course, a vein of metal, a person's natural ability or interest," of unknown origin. The mining sense is attested in English from late 14c. (Greek phleps "vein" had the same secondary sense). Figurative sense of "strain or intermixture" (of some quality) is recorded from 1560s; that of "a humor or mood, natural tendency" is first recorded 1570s.
雙語例句
1. It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein.
這是他行文風格輕松活潑的作品中最出色的作品之一。
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2. This Spanish drama has a vein of black humour running through it.
這出西班牙戲劇自始至終都帶有幾分黑色幽默。
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3. The director discovered a rich vein of sentimentality.
導演發現了一個豐富的情感源泉。
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4. The girl now replies in similar vein.
這個女孩現在以相似的口吻回答。
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5. Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis.