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cramp n.铁箍，夹子；v.把…箍紧 cramp (n.1) "muscle contraction," late 14c., from Old French crampe, from a Frankish or other Germanic word (compare Old High German krapmhe "cramp, spasm," related to kramph "bent, crooked"), from a Proto-Germanic root forming many words for "bent, crooked," including, via French, crampon. Writer's cramp is first attested 1842 as the name of a physical affliction of the hand, in reference to translations of German medical papers (Stromeyer); also known as scrivener's palsy.cramp (n.2) "metal bar bent at both ends," early 15c., from Middle Dutch crampe or Middle Low German krampe, both from the same Proto-Germanic root that yielded cramp (n.1). Metaphoric sense of "something that confines or hinders" first recorded 1719.cramp (v.1) "to contract" (of muscles), early 15c., from cramp (n.1). Related: Cramped; cramping.cramp (v.2) c.1400, "to bend or twist," from cramp (n.2). Later "compress forcibly" (1550s), and, figuratively, "to restrict" (1620s). Related: Cramped; cramping. 【记】同clamp 夹住【相关】clam 蛤，clamp与cram, cramp

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[kræmp] 无 n. 钳子、夹子; 痉挛(由于紧张或寒冷导致的肌肉紧缩, 通常发生在腿部或肩部【记】源于clamp(n 夹子); clam(n 蛤蜊)

单词	cramp
音标	[kræmp]
解释	n.铁箍，夹子；v.把…箍紧
红宝书	无
字源	cramp (n.1) "muscle contraction," late 14c., from Old French crampe, from a Frankish or other Germanic word (compare Old High German krapmhe "cramp, spasm," related to kramph "bent, crooked"), from a Proto-Germanic root forming many words for "bent, crooked," including, via French, crampon. Writer's cramp is first attested 1842 as the name of a physical affliction of the hand, in reference to translations of German medical papers (Stromeyer); also known as scrivener's palsy. cramp (n.2) "metal bar bent at both ends," early 15c., from Middle Dutch crampe or Middle Low German krampe, both from the same Proto-Germanic root that yielded cramp (n.1). Metaphoric sense of "something that confines or hinders" first recorded 1719. cramp (v.1) "to contract" (of muscles), early 15c., from cramp (n.1). Related: Cramped; cramping. cramp (v.2) c.1400, "to bend or twist," from cramp (n.2). Later "compress forcibly" (1550s), and, figuratively, "to restrict" (1620s). Related: Cramped; cramping.
不择手段背单词	n. 钳子、夹子; 痉挛(由于紧张或寒冷导致的肌肉紧缩, 通常发生在腿部或肩部【记】源于clamp(n 夹子); clam(n 蛤蜊)
趣味全助记	【记】同clamp 夹住【相关】clam 蛤，clamp与cram, cramp

Cramp German Bent Proto Germanic Root Early 15c Middle