pulchritude
英 ['p?lkr?tju?d]
美
- n. 美麗;標致
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中文詞源
pulchritude 美麗,標致
來自拉丁語pulcher,美麗的,可能來自PIE*perk,有斑點的,多彩的,詞源同perch,鱸魚。-itude,名詞后綴。字母r,l音變,比較plum,prune.
英文詞源
- pulchritude (n.)
- "beauty," c. 1400, from Latin pulchritudo "beauty; excellence, attractiveness," from pulcher "beautiful," of unknown origin.
雙語例句
- 1. Her dress shows her pulchritude to advantage.
- 她的裙子襯托出了她的美麗。
來自辭典例句