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strait n.海峡；a.狭窄的 strait (n.) mid-14c., "narrow, confined space or place," specifically of bodies of water from late 14c., from Old French estreit, estrait "narrow part, pass, defile, narrow passage of water," noun use of adjective (see strait (adj.)). Sense of "difficulty, plight" (usually straits) first recorded 1540s. Strait and narrow "conventional or wisely limited way of life" is recorded from mid-14c. (compare straight (adj.2)).strait (adj.) "narrow, strict" (late 13c.), from Old French estreit, estrait "tight, close-fitting, constricted, narrow" (Modern French étroit), from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (2) "bind or draw tight" (see strain (v.)). More or less confused with unrelated straight (adj.). Related: Straightly. 【记】源自strict 严格，指在空间或时间上很紧，有限，狭小→狭，strict straight【相关】isthmus 地峡，strained 紧张的

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[streit] 【英】 n.海峡; adj. 狭窄的(narrow)【考】 isthmus : land / strait : water(地峡是两海间的陆地 通道/海峡是两陆地间 的水域通道)【记】 参考:isthmus(地峡)【同】 参考：isthmus(地峡) n. 海峡(连接两个大水体的狭窄通道); (复数时straits)困境; adj (像海峡一般)狭窄的 = narrow【类】isthmus: land = strait: water地峡是两海间陆通道 = 海峡是两陆间水通道

单词	strait
音标	[streit]
解释	n.海峡；a.狭窄的
红宝书	【英】 n.海峡; adj. 狭窄的(narrow) 【考】 isthmus : land / strait : water(地峡是两海间的陆地通道/海峡是两陆地间的水域通道) 【记】参考:isthmus(地峡) 【同】参考：isthmus(地峡)
字源	strait (n.) mid-14c., "narrow, confined space or place," specifically of bodies of water from late 14c., from Old French estreit, estrait "narrow part, pass, defile, narrow passage of water," noun use of adjective (see strait (adj.)). Sense of "difficulty, plight" (usually straits) first recorded 1540s. Strait and narrow "conventional or wisely limited way of life" is recorded from mid-14c. (compare straight (adj.2)). strait (adj.) "narrow, strict" (late 13c.), from Old French estreit, estrait "tight, close-fitting, constricted, narrow" (Modern French étroit), from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (2) "bind or draw tight" (see strain (v.)). More or less confused with unrelated straight (adj.). Related: Straightly.
不择手段背单词	n. 海峡(连接两个大水体的狭窄通道); (复数时straits)困境; adj (像海峡一般)狭窄的 = narrow 【类】isthmus: land = strait: water地峡是两海间陆通道 = 海峡是两陆间水通道
趣味全助记	【记】源自strict 严格，指在空间或时间上很紧，有限，狭小→狭，strict straight 【相关】isthmus 地峡，strained 紧张的

Strait French Narrow Straight Land Estreit Estrait Recorded