crutch

• n. 松葉杖；支え；寄りかかる；股間
• 松葉杖で支える；支える

語源はcrook, crotchと同じ。

crutch (n.)

Old English crycce "crutch, staff," from Proto-Germanic *krukjo (cognates: Old Saxon krukka, Middle Dutch crucke, Old High German krucka, German Kr?cke "crutch," related to Old Norse krokr "hook;" see crook). Figurative sense is first recorded c. 1600. As a verb, from 1640s. Italian gruccia "crutch," crocco "hook" are Germanic loan-words.

1. He wrenched the crutch from Jacob，who didn 'tfight him for it.

彼はヤコブの杖を奪ったが、ヤコブは抵抗しなかった。

2.He kicked him in the crutch .

彼は彼の股を蹴った。

3.He gave up the crutch of alcohol.

彼は酒癖をやめた。

4.Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.

ジョンの死後、彼女は精神的に宗教信仰によって自分を支えてきた。

5.The calculator is a tool,not a crutch ; yet it is increasingly being used as a crutch by many children.

電卓は道具で、杖ではありませんが、今では多くの子供がそれに依存しています。