strong: [OE] Strong comes from a prehistoric Germanic *stranggaz (its immediate Germanic siblings have now died out, but German streng ‘severe’ is quite closely related). It went back ultimately to a base denoting ‘stiffness’ or ‘tautness’, which also produced English string. => string
strong (adj.)
Old English strang "physically powerful, powerful in effect; forceful, severe, firm, bold, brave; constant, resolute; arduous, violent," from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (cognates: Old Norse strangr "strong," Dutch streng "strict, rigorous," Old High German strang "strong, bold, hard," German streng "strict, rigorous"), possibly from PIE *strenk- "tight, narrow." Originally compared strenger, strengest (compare old/elder/eldest).
Grammatical sense, of noun and verb inflections, is first attested 1841, translating German stark, used in a grammatical sense by J. Grimm (the terms strong and weak better fit German inflections). Strong suit (1865) is from card-playing. Strong man "man of great strength" (especially one who displays it professionally) is recorded from 1690s; meaning "dominating man in a political organization" is from 1859.
strong (adv.)
Old English strange "strongly, violently, severely, furiously" (alongside strongly), from the same source as strong (adj.). Going strong (1898) is from racing. To come on strong was originally come it strong (1812).
例文
1. The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents.
救助隊は風波が大きすぎて作業を中断させられた。
2.In New Zealand，the Maori people maintain a strong cultural tradition.
ニュージーランドでは、マオリ人は深い文化的伝統を維持している。
3.She 's going to be fine.She always was pretty strong .
彼女はよくなるだろう。彼女はずっと丈夫だった。
4.She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views.
彼女はかなり頑固で宗教観念が強い。
5.He is known for his political savy and strong management skills.