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Twinge N Pinch German Recorded Twindʒ N.(生理,心理上的)剧痛 英

单词 twinge
音标 [twindʒ]
解释 n.(生理,心理上的)剧痛
红宝书 【英】 n. (生理,心理上的)剧 痛(a moral or emotional pang)
【记】 分割记忆:t+wing(翅 )+e,翅膀受苦→剧痛
【例】 a twinge of conscience(良心的折 磨)
字源 twinge (n.)
1540s, "a pinch, a nipping," from obsolete verb twinge "to pinch, tweak," from Old English twengan "to pinch," from Proto-Germanic *twangjan (cognates: Old Frisian thwinga, Old Norse þvinga, Danish tvinge, Dutch dwingen, Old High German thwingan, German zwingen "to compel, force"), from PIE *twengh- "to press in on" (see thong). Meaning "sharp, sudden minor pain" is recorded from c.1600. Figurative sense (with reference to shame, remorse, etc.) is recorded from 1620s.
不择手段背单词 n. /v. (剧烈、突然的身体或精神上的)剧痛
【记】twi = twist扭, wing翅, e: 翅膀被扭-剧痛
趣味全助记 【记】twin双胞胎 + 音:挤,妈妈生双胞胎,两个孩子向外挤→太痛;音:臀痔,屁股上的痔令人很痛;音:臀挤,挤了屁股一下,很痛

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