ligature
英 ['lɪgətʃə]
美['lɪɡətʃɚ]
	    - n. 绷带;绳索;连字;连接物
 - vt. 结扎;捆
 
英英释意
- 1. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
 
- 2. character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
 
- 3. a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
 
- 4. thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
 
- 5. something used to tie or bind
 
- 6. the act of tying or binding things together