ligature
UK/'ligәtʃuә/US
GREC2
释义
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)
词根拆分
词根派生ligāre(绑)+ -ure(动作的结果)= 用来绑的东西,或绑扎的结果。这是词族里最字面的成员:外科的 ligature 真的结扎血管;排版的 ligature 把两个字母系成一个形状。
词根 lig 还连着 18 个词常用搭配
- 1.apply a ligature施加结扎线
- 2.surgical ligature外科结扎线
- 3.typographic ligature排版连字
例句
- 1.
The surgeon applied a ligature to stop the bleeding.
外科医生用结扎线止住了出血。
- 2.
In many fonts, 'fi' is printed as a single ligature.
在许多字体里,'fi' 被印成一个连字。