strenuous
英 ['strenj??s]
美 ['str?nju?s]
- adj. 緊張的；費(fèi)力的；奮發(fā)的；艱苦的；熱烈的
助記提示
1. like center => centre: stern => stren- / strenu- "hard, severe, keen" => strenuous.
2. meter => metre.
3. 蠻拼的: Pretty?strenuous.
4. 諧音“死追妞兒死、死追牛兒死、死拽牛兒死、死拽牛耳死”。
5. strength, strain => strenuous.
中文詞源
strenuous 費(fèi)力的，用力的，艱苦的，繁重的可能最終來(lái)自 PIE*ster,堅(jiān)硬的，僵硬的，詞源同 stern,stark,sterile.引申詞義費(fèi)力的，艱苦的 等。詞義演變比較 hard.同時(shí)比較拉丁語(yǔ) strenuus,敏捷的，迅速的，積極的，渴望的。
英文詞源
- strenuous (adj.)
- "characterized by great effort," mid-15c. (implied in strenuously), from Latin strenuus "active, brisk, quick, nimble, prompt, vigorous, keen." Probably cognate with Greek strenes, strenos "keen, strong," strenos "arrogance, eager desire," Old English stierne "hard, severe, keen" (see stern (adj.)). Mocked by Ben Jonson as a pedantic neologism in "Poetaster" (1601). Sense of "requiring much energy" is first recorded 1670s. Related: Strenuousness; strenuosity.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Although it's not strenuous exercise, you feel toned-up, supple and relaxed.
- 雖然這不是劇烈運(yùn)動(dòng)，但會(huì)讓人感到強(qiáng)健、柔韌與放松。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Strenuous efforts had been made to improve conditions in the jail.
- 已經(jīng)做了大量的努力來(lái)改善監(jiān)獄的條件。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The strenuous exercise undergone could balance out the increased calories.
- 所進(jìn)行的劇烈運(yùn)動(dòng)可以消耗掉增加的熱量。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Despite strenuous objections by the right wing, the grant was agreed.
- 盡管右翼分子極力反對(duì)，撥款還是通過(guò)了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Wind surfing can be strenuous but immensely exciting.
- 風(fēng)帆沖浪可能緊張吃力，但卻非常刺激。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句