portly
英 ['p??tl?]
美['p?rtli]
- adj. 肥胖的；魁偉的
- n. 肥胖的人；特大號(hào)服裝
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級(jí):?portlier;最高級(jí):?portliest;
中文詞源
portly 肥胖的，粗壯的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)portare,攜帶，詞源同port,porter.引申詞義有重量的，肥胖的。
英文詞源
- portly
- portly: see port
- portly (adj.)
- early 15c., "stately, dignified," from port (n.3) "bearing, carriage" + -ly (1). Meaning "stout" is first recorded 1590s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He wore a belted raincoat that accentuated his portly middle.
- 他穿著一件系腰帶的雨衣，使他發(fā)福的腰身更加顯眼。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The word'portly'connotes dignity.
- ‘Portly ’ 一字隱含[威嚴(yán)]之意.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. Portly and stout are sometimes used as polite terms to describe fatness.
- Portly和stout有時(shí)用作描述肥胖的禮貌用詞.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Instantly the portly lady's face became exceedingly sober and shrewd.
- 立刻,這位胖夫人的臉色變得極其嚴(yán)肅和精明.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. " I won't,'said the portly woman.
- “ 不會(huì)的, " 胖夫人說(shuō).
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹