来自古英语 hrendan,撕开,撕裂,来自 West Germanic*randijan,撕开,词源同 rand,rind.
英语词源
rend
rend: see rent
rend (v.)
Old English rendan, hrendan "to tear, cut down," from West Germanic *randijan (cognates: Old Frisian renda "to cut, break," Middle Low German rende "anything broken," German Rinde "bark, crust"), probably related to rind. Related: Rended; rent; rending.
权威例句
1. Will they rend the child from his mother?
他们会不会把这个孩子从他的母亲身边夺走 呢 ?
2. Wolves will rend a lamb to pieces.
狼群会把一只羔羊撕成碎片.
3. He was not so careful to rend the vase to pieces.
他真不小心,把花瓶打成了碎片.
4. The sound of truth will rend the air a shaft of lightening.
真相的声音将像闪电撕裂夜空.
5. W ? rend ein Stunde Schifffahren habe ich den sch ? nen Landschaft hier geschaut.