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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lig·a·ment ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ligamentum, from Latin, band, tie, from ligare DATE 14th century 1. a tough fibrous band of tissue connecting the articular extremities of bones or supporting an organ in place 2. a connecting or unifying bond the law of nations, the great ligament of mankind — Edmund Burke English Etymology ligament c.1400, from L. ligamentum "band, tie, ligature," from ligare "to bind, tie," from PIE *leig- "to bind" (cf. Alb. lith "I bind," M.L.G. lik"band," M.H.G. geleich "joint, limb"). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ligament liga·ment / 5li^EmEnt / noun a strong band of tissue in the body that connects bones and supports organs and keeps them in position 韧带: I've torn a ligament. 我的韧带撕裂了。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English ligament noun ADJ. ankle, knee VERB + LIGAMENT bruise, pull, rupture, strain, tear LIGAMENT + NOUN damage, injury, problem Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: BOND 3, knot, ligature, link, nexus, tie, vinculum, yokeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lig·a·ment \ˈligəmənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ligamentum ligament of the body, from Latin, band, tie, from ligare to bind, tie + -mentum -ment — more at ligature 1. a. : a tough band of tissue that serves to connect the articular extremities of bones or to support or retain an organ in place and is usually composed of coarse bundles of dense white fibrous tissue parallel or closely interlaced, pliant, and flexible, but inextensile b. : any of various folds or bands of pleura, peritoneum, or mesentery connecting parts or organs c. : a chitinous elastic band in bivalve mollusks connecting the valves along a line adjacent to the umbones and serving to open the valves — see resilium 2. : something that ties or unites one thing or part to another < the law of nations, the great ligament of mankind — Edmund Burke > |
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