来自古英语 hrendan,撕开，撕裂，来自 West Germanic*randijan,撕开，词源同 rand,rind.
英文词源
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.
中文解释
1. heart rended 撕心裂肺2. rend one's heard 动人3. 谐音“韧带”----韧带容易撕裂。4. 谐音“刃的”----手刃仇人的------手刃仇人，就是将仇人劈裂、撕裂成两半儿或多半儿。5. rend <====> rind.
实用例句
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 ?
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2. Wolves will rend a lamb to pieces.
狼群会把一只羔羊撕成碎片.
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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.
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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.
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5. W ? rend ein Stunde Schifffahren habe ich den sch ? nen Landschaft hier geschaut.