mid-13c., tohte "stretched or pulled tight," possibly from tog-, past participle stem of Old English teon "to pull, drag," from Proto-Germanic *tugn, from PIE *deuk- "to lead" (see duke (n.)), which would connect it to tow (v.) and tie. Related: Tautness.
双语例句
1. Ben sat up quickly, his face taut and terrified.
本一骨碌坐了起来，表情紧张而惊恐。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.
她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.