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单词 heart-blood
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Definition of heart-blood in English:

heart-blood

noun ˈhɑːtblʌd
  • 1Blood from the heart; blood shed in death; vital blood. More generally: blood.

  • 2Figurative. Something that gives energy or vitality to a place, institution, enterprise, etc.; a driving force.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Ancrene Riwle. From heart + blood. Probably originally reflecting a genitive compound with unmarked first element.

 
 

Definition of heart-blood in US English:

heart-blood

nounˈhɑːtblʌd
  • 1Blood from the heart; blood shed in death; vital blood. More generally: blood.

  • 2Figurative. Something that gives energy or vitality to a place, institution, enterprise, etc.; a driving force.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Ancrene Riwle. From heart + blood. Probably originally reflecting a genitive compound with unmarked first element.

 
 
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