tend/tent: from the Latin tendere, meaning 'to stretch, extend, or spread'. tent: [tent] n. 帐篷 vt.& vi. 住帐篷,宿营 tendon: ['tendən] n. 腱 contentious: [kən'tenʃəs] adj. 好争吵的,爱争论的,有异议的 distend: [dɪ'stend] v. 扩大, 扩张, 吹大 portend: [pɔːr'tend] v. 成为...的前兆,预知,…