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单词 arm
释义

arm

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noun (1)

ˈärm How to pronounce arm (audio)
plural arms
1
: a human upper limb
especially : the part between the shoulder and the wrist
2
: something like or corresponding to an arm: such as
a
: the forelimb of a vertebrate
b
: a limb of an invertebrate animal
c
: a branch or lateral shoot of a plant
d
: a slender part of a structure, machine, or an instrument projecting from a main part, axis, or fulcrum
e
: the end of a ship's yard
also : the part of an anchor from the crown to the fluke see anchor illustration
f
: any of the usually two parts of a chromosome lateral to the centromere
3
: an inlet of water (as from the sea)
4
: a narrow extension of a larger area, mass, or group
5
: power, might
the long arm of the law
6
: a support (as on a chair) for the elbow and forearm
7
: sleeve
8
: the ability to throw or pitch a ball well
also : a player having such ability
9
: a functional division of a group, organization, institution, or activity
the logistical arm of the air force
10
medical : a group of subjects provided a particular treatment in a clinical trial
Since this trial did not include a radiation-only treatment arm, it has been questioned whether radiation therapy alone might be as effective as sequential chemotherapy and radiation therapy in preserving the larynx. Everett E. Vokes et al.
armless
ˈärm-ləs How to pronounce arm (audio)
adjective
armlike
ˈärm-ˌlīk How to pronounce arm (audio)
adjective

arm

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verb

armed; arming; arms

transitive verb

1
: to furnish or equip with weapons
2
: to furnish with something that strengthens or protects
arming citizens with the right to vote
3
: to equip or ready for action or operation
arm a bomb

intransitive verb

: to prepare oneself for struggle or resistance
arm for combat

arm

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noun (2)

often attributive
1
a
: a means (such as a weapon) of offense or defense
especially : firearm
b
: a combat branch (as of an army)
c
: an organized branch of national defense (such as the navy)
2
arms plural
a
: the hereditary heraldic devices of a family
b
: heraldic devices adopted by a government
3
arms plural
a
: active hostilities : warfare
a call to arms
b
: military service

Arm

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abbreviation (1)

Armenian

ARM

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abbreviation (2)

adjustable rate mortgage
Phrases
arm in arm
: with arms linked together
up in arms
: aroused and ready to undertake a fight or conflict

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • agency
  • branch
  • bureau
  • department
  • desk
  • division
  • office
  • service

Noun (2)

  • firearm
  • gun
  • heat [slang]
  • piece
  • small arm
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb They armed the men for battle. The group of fighters was armed by a foreign government. The two countries have been arming themselves for years, but now they have agreed to disarm. We armed ourselves with the tools we would need to survive in the forest. They arm people with accurate information. arming women with the right to vote Once the bomb has been armed, we have five minutes to escape. See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, going back to Old English earm, arm, going back to Germanic *arma-, masculine, (whence also Old Frisian erm "arm," Old Saxon arm, Old High German aram, arm, Old Norse armr, Gothic arms), going back to Indo-European *h2orH-mo-, whence also Old Church Slavic ramo "shoulder," Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian rȁme, stem rȁmen-, Czech ráměk; a parallel zero-grade *h2r̥H-mó- gives Old Prussian irmo "arm," Lithuanian (eastern dialects) ìrmėdė "pain from gout, chill, fever" (irm- "arm" + -ėdė "eating"), Sanskrit īrmá- "arm," Avestan arəma-; Latin armus "forequarter (of an animal), shoulder" probably goes back to *h2erH-mo-

Note: Usually claimed to be a derivative of the verb *h2er- "fit, join" (see arm entry 3)—very plausible semantically—though the Sanskrit and Baltic forms require a second laryngeal (*h2erH-) in the base (cf. Rix et al., Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben, 2. Auflage, Wiesbaden, 2001, where the verbal base is posited without a second laryngeal). Could the suffix be *-H-mo-? The Slavic noun fluctuates in inflection between -mo- and -men- (see André Vaillant, Grammaire comparée des langues slaves, II:1 [Lyon, 1958], pp. 214-15). According to P. Schrijver, The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Latin (Amsterdam, 1991), p. 194, Latin armus cannot be traced to *h2r̥H-mo-, which would have yielded *ramus. Regarding Armenian armukn "elbow," see H. K. Martirosyan, Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon, Leiden, 2010, s.v.

Verb

Middle English armen, borrowed from Anglo-French armer, going back to Latin armāre, derivative of arma "implements of war, weapons, equipment" — more at arm entry 3

Noun (2)

Middle English armes (plural), "weapons, the military profession, heraldic devices," borrowed from Anglo-French, plural of arme "weapon," going back to Latin arma (neuter plural) "implements of war, weapons, equipment," derivative, with a suffix *-mo-, from a presumed verbal base *ar-, going back to Indo-European *h2er- "fit, join," whence Greek reduplicated aorist ḗraron "(I) fit together, equipped, fit closely" (from which present tense ararískō, ararískein), ármenos (middle participle) "fitting, suited to," and (with suffixed *-smo- giving initial aspiration?) harmós "joint," hárma, harmat- "chariot, team of horses"; Armenian arari "(I) made," aṙnem "I make"

Note: See also art entry 1, arthro-, article entry 1, artiodactyl.

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

arm 1 of 3

noun

ˈärm How to pronounce arm (audio)
1
: a human upper limb especially between the shoulder and wrist
2
: something like an arm in shape or position
an arm of the sea
the arm of a chair
3
: sleeve sense 1
4
: power entry 1 sense 1
the long arm of the law
5
: a foreleg of a four-footed animal

arm

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verb

armed; arming
1
: to provide with weapons
2
: to provide with a way of fighting, competing, or succeeding
She armed her lawyer with facts.

arm

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noun

1
: weapon, firearm
2
: a branch of an army or of the military forces
3
arms plural : the designs on a shield or flag of a family or government
4
arms plural : actual fighting : warfare
a call to arms

Medical Definition

arm

noun

ˈärm How to pronounce arm (audio)
1
a
: a human upper limb
b
: the part of the human upper limb between the shoulder and the wrist
also : brachium
2
a
: the forelimb of a vertebrate other than a human being
b
: a limb of an invertebrate animal
c
: any of the usually two parts of a chromosome lateral to the centromere
3
: a group of subjects provided a particular treatment in a clinical trial
Since this trial did not include a radiation-only treatment arm, it has been questioned whether radiation therapy alone might be as effective as sequential chemotherapy and radiation therapy in preserving the larynx. Everett E. Vokes et al., The New England Journal of Medicine

Legal Definition

ARM

abbreviation

adjustable rate mortgage

arm 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in gun
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder soldiers grabbing their arms and helmets and heading into battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • gun
  • firearm
  • rifle
  • pistol
  • small arm
  • handgun
  • revolver
  • shotgun
  • musket
  • piece
  • rod
  • heat
  • firelock
  • derringer
  • zip gun
  • sidearm
  • carbine
  • gat
  • harquebus
  • semiautomatic
  • blunderbuss
  • culverin
  • machine gun
  • automatic
  • roscoe
  • matchlock
  • repeater
  • machine pistol
  • submachine gun
  • flintlock
  • .45
  • tommy gun
  • smoothbore
  • six-gun
  • fieldpiece
  • breechloader
  • assault rifle
  • assault weapon
  • six-shooter
  • speargun
  • forty-five
  • self-loader
  • arquebus
  • AK-47
  • .22
  • twenty-two

arm

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noun (2)

1
as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization a company that needs to beef up its marketing arm if it wants to compete in today's business world

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • department
  • agency
  • bureau
  • office
  • desk
  • branch
  • service
  • division
  • subdepartment
  • subdivision
2
as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline this arm of the Atlantic is surprisingly peaceful, as the stronger ocean currents do not reach this far

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bay
  • firth
  • estuary
  • cove
  • gulf
  • port
  • bight
  • inlet
  • loch
  • creek
  • strait
  • harbor
  • fjord
  • embayment
  • bayou
  • narrow
  • sound
  • fiord
  • road(s)
  • slough
  • slew
  • roadstead
  • backwater
  • slue
3
as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water Maine has so many long, narrow arms that jut out into the ocean that early coastal settlers found it much easier to travel by sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • cape
  • peninsula
  • point
  • spit
  • ness
  • promontory
  • headland
  • jetty
  • breakwater
  • foreland
4
as in power
the right or means to command or control others few criminals manage to permanently escape the long arm of the law

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • power
  • control
  • sway
  • dominion
  • grip
  • reign
  • command
  • clutch
  • authority
  • jurisdiction
  • hold
  • sovereignty
  • influence
  • mastery
  • leverage
  • death grip
  • pull
  • management
  • voice
  • rein(s)
  • clout
  • dominance
  • right
  • privilege
  • direction
  • weight
  • imperium
  • prerogative
  • supremacy
  • importance
  • predominance
  • moment
  • eminence
  • sovranty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • weakness
  • impotence
  • powerlessness
  • helplessness
  • impotency

arm

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verb

as in to portion

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • portion
  • fortify
  • hand out
  • reequip
  • allot
  • prepare
  • dole out
  • allocate
  • refit
  • dispense
  • distribute
  • assign
  • rig
  • supply
  • stock
  • outfit
  • present
  • donate
  • prorate
  • refurnish
  • parcel (out)
  • mete (out)
  • apportion
  • store
  • deal (out)
  • contribute
  • provision
  • reoutfit
  • bestow
  • equip
  • gird
  • give
  • furnish
  • kit (up or out)
  • accoutre
  • accouter
  • fit (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • strip
  • deprive
  • divest
  • dispossess
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