recurve
recurveverb- [no obj.](chiefly Biology)bend backwards
(主生)反曲,向后弯
[as adj. recurved]large recurved tusks.
后弯大獠牙。
noun- (Archery)a bow that curves forward at the ends, which straighten out under tension when the bow is drawn
(箭术)两端反曲弓
派生recurvaturenoun语源- late 16th cent.: from Latin recurvare 'bend (something) back', from re- 'back' + curvare 'to bend'
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