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Wrist N Part Proto Germanic Rist N.腕,腕关节 英 腕,腕关节(The

单词 wrist
音标 [rist]
解释 n.腕,腕关节
红宝书 【英】 n. 腕,腕关节(the joint between the hand and the lower part of the arm)
字源 wrist (n.)
Old English wrist, from Proto-Germanic *wristiz (cognates: Old Norse rist "instep," Old Frisian wrist, Middle Dutch wrist, German Rist "back of the hand, instep"), from Proto-Germanic *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). The notion is "the turning joint." Wrist-watch is from 1889. Wrist-band is from 1570s as a part of a sleeve, 1969 as a perspiration absorber.
不择手段背单词 n. 腕关节
【记】wry(v 扭曲)需要wrist用劲.
趣味全助记 【记】源自wrest, twist;write 写字用腕关节,尤其毛笔
【相关】wrest 扭, 拧,twist 扭曲, 拧

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