vein: [13] Vein comes via Old French veine from Latin vēna ‘blood vessel’, a word of uncertain origin. Acquired directly from Latin were the derivatives venose [17] and venous [17].
vein (n.)
c. 1300, from Old French veine "vein, artery, pulse" (12c.), from Latin vena "a blood vessel," also "a water course, a vein of metal, a person's natural ability or interest," of unknown origin. The mining sense is attested in English from late 14c. (Greek phleps "vein" had the same secondary sense). Figurative sense of "strain or intermixture" (of some quality) is recorded from 1560s; that of "a humor or mood, natural tendency" is first recorded 1570s.
双语例句
1. It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein.
这是他行文风格轻松活泼的作品中最出色的作品之一。
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2. This Spanish drama has a vein of black humour running through it.
这出西班牙戏剧自始至终都带有几分黑色幽默。
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3. The director discovered a rich vein of sentimentality.
导演发现了一个丰富的情感源泉。
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4. The girl now replies in similar vein.
这个女孩现在以相似的口吻回答。
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5. Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis.
