Old English wiðig "willow, willow twig," from Proto-Germanic *with- "willow" (cognates: Old Norse viðir, 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").
实用例句
1. The cable is withy and strong enough to hold such weight.
钢索的柔韧性足够承受这样的重量.
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2. Withy is used to make baskets.
柳条被用来编筐.
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3. A tough, supple twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a withy.
