sinewy

形容词 sinewy:

1. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
   同义词：fibrous, stringy, unchewable
2. consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
   同义词：tendinous
3. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
   同义词：brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful

1. His hard hands and sinewy sunburnt limbs told of labor and endurance.
   他粗糙的双手，被太阳哂得发黑的健壮四肢，均表明他十分辛勤，非常耐劳。
2. I admire her sinewy prose style.
   我钦佩她那强劲有力的散文风格。
3. The man has sinewy muscles.
   那男子有着强壮有力的肌肉。