Question

limber a.易弯曲的；敏捷的 limber (adj.) "pliant, flexible," 1560s, of uncertain origin, possibly from limb (n.1) on notion of supple boughs of a tree [Barnhart], or from limp "flaccid" [Skeat], or somehow from Middle English lymer "shaft of a cart" (see limber (n.)), but the late appearance of the -b- in that word argues against it. Related: Limberness. Dryden used limber-ham (see ham (n.1) in the "joint" sense) as a name for a character "perswaded by what is last said to him, and changing next word."limber (n.) "detachable forepart of a gun carriage," 1620s, from Middle English lymer (early 15c.), earlier lymon (c.1400), probably from Old French limon "shaft," a word perhaps of Celtic origin, or possibly from Germanic and related to limb (n.1). Hence, limber (v.) "to attach a limber to a gun" (1783). Compare related Spanish limon "shaft," leman "helmsman."limber (v.) 1748, from limber (adj.). Related: Limbered; limbering. 【记】limb 胳膊的特点

Accepted Answer

['limbə] 【英】 adj. (肌肉)松软的，敏捷 的(easily bent; flexible; pliant)【考】 limber : flexibility / spindly : frailty(柔软的有灵活性/脆 弱的有脆弱性)【记】 limb(肢)+er→像四肢 一样易弯曲的【例】 the piano player's limber finger adj. (肌肉)松软的; 有弹性的 = pliable【记】limb肢, er－像四肢一样松软的【类】limber: flexibility = spindly: frailty柔软的有灵活性 = 脆弱的有脆弱性

单词	limber
音标	['limbə]
解释	a.易弯曲的；敏捷的
红宝书	【英】 adj. (肌肉)松软的，敏捷的(easily bent; flexible; pliant) 【考】 limber : flexibility / spindly : frailty(柔软的有灵活性/脆弱的有脆弱性) 【记】 limb(肢)+er→像四肢一样易弯曲的【例】 the piano player's limber finger
字源	limber (adj.) "pliant, flexible," 1560s, of uncertain origin, possibly from limb (n.1) on notion of supple boughs of a tree [Barnhart], or from limp "flaccid" [Skeat], or somehow from Middle English lymer "shaft of a cart" (see limber (n.)), but the late appearance of the -b- in that word argues against it. Related: Limberness. Dryden used limber-ham (see ham (n.1) in the "joint" sense) as a name for a character "perswaded by what is last said to him, and changing next word." limber (n.) "detachable forepart of a gun carriage," 1620s, from Middle English lymer (early 15c.), earlier lymon (c.1400), probably from Old French limon "shaft," a word perhaps of Celtic origin, or possibly from Germanic and related to limb (n.1). Hence, limber (v.) "to attach a limber to a gun" (1783). Compare related Spanish limon "shaft," leman "helmsman." limber (v.) 1748, from limber (adj.). Related: Limbered; limbering.
不择手段背单词	adj. (肌肉)松软的; 有弹性的 = pliable 【记】limb肢, er－像四肢一样松软的【类】limber: flexibility = spindly: frailty柔软的有灵活性 = 脆弱的有脆弱性
趣味全助记	【记】limb 胳膊的特点

Limber Adj Flexibility Origin Possibly Limb N.1 Middle