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limp v.跛行；a.软弱的，松软的 limp (v.) 1560s, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Middle English lympen "to fall short" (c.1400), which is probably from Old English lemphealt "halting, lame, limping," which has a lone cognate in the rare Middle High German limphin, and perhaps is from a PIE root meaning "slack, loose, to hang down" (cognates: Sanskrit lambate "hangs down," Middle High German lampen "to hang down"). Related: Limped; limping. As a noun, 1818, from the verb.limp (adj.) 1706, "flaccid, drooping," of obscure origin, perhaps related to limp (v.). 【记】limb肢 + p 音：跛→肢体是跛的→腿跛

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[limp] 【英】 adj. 无力的，松软的(flac cid, drooping, wilted)【考】 limp : walk / stutter : talk(跛行是很困难地走/ 口吃是很困难地说)反义词：firm(坚固的 )【例】 a limp handshake(无力的握 手) v. 跛行(不规则地一瘸一拐地走, 偏重用一条腿); adj (精神或身体)软弱的【类】limp: walk = stutter: talk跛行是困难地走 = 口吃是困难地说【反】firm(adj 结实的; 稳固的)

单词	limp
音标	[limp]
解释	v.跛行；a.软弱的，松软的
红宝书	【英】 adj. 无力的，松软的(flac cid, drooping, wilted) 【考】 limp : walk / stutter : talk(跛行是很困难地走/ 口吃是很困难地说)反义词：firm(坚固的 ) 【例】 a limp handshake(无力的握手)
字源	limp (v.) 1560s, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Middle English lympen "to fall short" (c.1400), which is probably from Old English lemphealt "halting, lame, limping," which has a lone cognate in the rare Middle High German limphin, and perhaps is from a PIE root meaning "slack, loose, to hang down" (cognates: Sanskrit lambate "hangs down," Middle High German lampen "to hang down"). Related: Limped; limping. As a noun, 1818, from the verb. limp (adj.) 1706, "flaccid, drooping," of obscure origin, perhaps related to limp (v.).
不择手段背单词	v. 跛行(不规则地一瘸一拐地走, 偏重用一条腿); adj (精神或身体)软弱的【类】limp: walk = stutter: talk跛行是困难地走 = 口吃是困难地说【反】firm(adj 结实的; 稳固的)
趣味全助记	【记】limb肢 + p 音：跛→肢体是跛的→腿跛

Limp Middle Walk Origin Related English High German