ligature
UK/'ligәtʃuә/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A cord or thread used to tie something tightly, especially around a blood vessel in surgery
结扎线，绑扎物（尤指外科结扎用）
n.
Two or more letters joined into a single character (e.g. æ, fi)
连字（如 æ、fi）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedligāre (bind) + -ure (result of an act) = the thing used for binding, or the result of tying. The most literal member of the family: a surgeon's ligature actually ties off a vessel; a typographic ligature ties two letters into one shape.
Root lig still carries 18 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.apply a ligature施加结扎线
- 2.surgical ligature外科结扎线
- 3.typographic ligature排版连字
Example Sentences
- 1.
The surgeon applied a ligature to stop the bleeding.
- 2.
In many fonts, 'fi' is printed as a single ligature.