Clews

(noun.) the cords used to suspend a hammock.

校对:迈拉

• He is not an inventor as much as he is a detective; he picks up the clews to certain happenings and constructs a working theory to fit them. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Mr. Brooke, meanwhile, having lost other clews, fell back on himself and his qualifications--always an appropriate graceful subject for a candidate. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

整理:梅尔巴