"sinew" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 肌腱
• 力量（比喻）

Definition

肌腱是連接肌肉和骨頭的身體強韌帶，也可比喻為力量或支撐事物的主力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“sinew”多用於正式或文學語境，特別是比喻用法，如“the sinews of power”。日常口語裡，解剖含義常用“肌腱”；“sinew”更富文學色彩。

Examples

The sinew connects the muscle to the bone.

**肌腱**連接肌肉和骨頭。

He injured his sinew while playing football.

他踢足球時拉傷了**肌腱**。

Sinews help you move your body.

**肌腱**幫助你移動身體。

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.

人們說教育是強大社會的**主力**。

The army is the sinew of the nation's defense.

軍隊是國家防禦的**力量**。