a thing used for tying or binding something tightly 带子,绷带,绳索 ■a cord or thread used in surgery, especially to tie up a bleeding artery (外科手术中用,尤指用来结扎出血动脉的)止血带,结扎线,缚带
(Music)a slur or tie (乐)连唱(奏);(音符的)连接线
(Printing)a character consisting of two or more joined letters, e.g. æ, fl. (印刷)连字(如æ,fl.) ■a stroke that joins adjacent letters in writing or printing 连字符
verb
[with obj.]bind or connect with a ligature 缚;连接;结扎
语源
Middle English: via late Latin ligatura from Latin ligat- 'bound', from the verb ligare