muscle
翻譯
肌肉, 體力, 影響力
例句
He pulled a muscle in his leg.
他拉傷了腿部肌肉。
The company has a lot of financial muscle.
這家公司有雄厚的財力。
文法模式
((a/the)) muscle in (sb.'s) [body part] (某人)[身體部位]的肌肉 He pulled a muscle in his leg.
to have ((the)) muscle to do (sth.) 有能力/影響力做(某事) The company has the muscle to control the market.
近義詞
同義詞: brawn, sinew, power
詞源
源自拉丁語“musculus”(小老鼠),因為某些肌肉的運動被認為像皮膚下移動的老鼠。
記憶技巧
想像一隻「小老鼠」(musculus)在你的皮膚下活動,來記住「muscle」。