heartstrings
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noun- 1.
(historical, plural, plural normally)The tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm.
- 2.
(broadly, plural, plural normally)Synonym of chordae tendineae (“the cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart”).
Đồng nghĩa: chordae tendineae
- 3.
(figuratively, plural, plural normally)The source of one's deepest emotions or inner feelings, especially compassion or love.
The sad eyes of the orphan tugged at my heartstrings.
- 4.
(archaic, figuratively, plural, plural normally)The essential or vital part of something; the core, the essence, the heart.
Đồng nghĩa: bowels, sum, brass tacks, core, crux, essence, gist, drift, guts, gravamen, heart, heart and soul, heartstring, heartstrings, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, moral of the story, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith, punctum saliens, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, tenor
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ḱḗrine-pro From Late Middle English hartestrynges, hert strynges, from Middle English herte (heart) + strenges, strynges (cords, strings). The English word is analysable as heart + strings.