| 正面 | 13034.strenuous 英 ['strenjʊəs]美 ['strɛnjuəs]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. like center => centre: stern => stren- / strenu- "hard, severe, keen" => strenuous.2. meter => metre.3. 蛮拼的: Pretty strenuous.4. 谐音“死追妞儿死、死追牛儿死、死拽牛儿死、死拽牛耳死”。5. strength, strain => strenuous.adj. 紧张的；费力的；奋发的；艰苦的；热烈的 例句： 1. Although it's not strenuous exercise, you feel toned-up, supple and relaxed.虽然这不是剧烈运动，但会让人感到强健、柔韧与放松。 strenuous 费力的，用力的，艰苦的，繁重的可能最终来自 PIE*ster,坚硬的，僵硬的，词源同 stern,stark,sterile.引申词义费力的，艰苦的 等。词义演变比较 hard.同时比较拉丁语 strenuus,敏捷的，迅速的，积极的，渴望的。 strenuous (adj.)"characterized by great effort," mid-15c. (implied in strenuously), from Latin strenuus "active, brisk, quick, nimble, prompt, vigorous, keen." Probably cognate with Greek strenes, strenos "keen, strong," strenos "arrogance, eager desire," Old English stierne "hard, severe, keen" (see stern (adj.)). Mocked by Ben Jonson as a pedantic neologism in "Poetaster" (1601). Sense of "requiring much energy" is first recorded 1670s. Related: Strenuousness; strenuosity." |