Old English wieig "willow, willow twig," from Proto-Germanic *with- "willow" (cognates: Old Norse vieir, Danish vidje, Swedish vide, Old High German wida, German Weide "willow"), from PIE root *wei- (1) "to bend, twist" (cognates: Avestan vaeiti- "osier," Greek itea "willow," Latin vitis "vine," Lithuanian vytis "willow twig," Polish witwa, Welsh gwden "willow," Russian vitvina "branch, bough").
雙語例句
1. The cable is withy and strong enough to hold such weight.
鋼索的柔韌性足夠承受這樣的重量.
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2. Withy is used to make baskets.
柳條被用來編筐.
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3. A tough, supple twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a withy.