vein
n
1 [C] any of the tubes carrying blood from all parts of the body to the heart 靜脈
Royal blood ran in his veins. 他有王族血統. Cf 參看 artery.
2 [C] any of the thread-like lines forming the framework of a leaf or of an insect's wing 葉脈; 翅脈.
3 [C] narrow strip or streak of a different colour in some kinds of stone, eg marble, or in some cheeses (大理石等或某些乾酪的)紋理, 紋路.
4 [C] crack or fissure in rock, filled with mineral or ore; seam 礦脈; 巖脈; 礦層: a vein of gold 金礦脈.
5 [sing] ~ (of sth) (fig 比喻) distinctive feature or quality; streak 特徵; 氣質; 性情
have a vein of melancholy in one's character 性格中含有憂郁的成分
Her stories struck/revealed a rich vein of humour. 她的小說饒有風趣.
6 [sing] manner or style; mood 方式; 風格; 心情; 情緒
in a sad, comic, creative, etc vein 以憂傷的心情、 喜劇的風格、 富於創造性的方式等
The complaints continued in the same vein. 總是那一類的牢騷話, 沒完沒了.
?? 考研助記
聞(諧音)絲不動- 靜脈;阿特銳(artery諧音)- 動脈
?? 擴展釋義
*[vein]n. 血管, 靜脈, 紋理, 氣質, 情緒vt. 使有脈絡, 像脈絡般分布于【醫】 特羅拉爾氏靜脈(大腦中靜脈與上矢狀竇間的吻合支)相關詞組: in a humorous vein in a melancholic vein in a merry vein