"sinew" in Chinese (Simplified)
肌腱力量（比喻）
Definition
肌腱是连接肌肉和骨头的身体强韧带，也可比喻为力量或支撑事物的主力。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“sinew”多用于正式或文学语境，尤其是比喻用法，如“the sinews of power”。日常口语中解剖意义常用“肌腱”；“sinew”更具文学色彩。
Examples
The sinew connects the muscle to the bone.
**肌腱**连接肌肉和骨头。
He injured his sinew while playing football.
他踢足球时拉伤了**肌腱**。
Sinews help you move your body.
**肌腱**帮助你移动身体。
The workers are the sinew of the company.
工人是公司的**支柱**。
They say education is the sinew of a strong society.
人们说教育是强大社会的**主力**。
The army is the sinew of the nation's defense.
军队是国家防御的**力量**。