svelte
英 [svelt]
美[sf?lt]
- adj. 苗條的；線條清晰的；和藹的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
svelte 苗條的，修長的
來自法語 svelte,苗條的，來自意大利語 svellere,拔出，來自通俗拉丁語*exvellere,拔出，來自 ex-,向外，vellere,拔，拉，來自 PIE*wel,拉，撕，詞源同 wool,vulture.
英文詞源
- svelte (adj.)
- "slender, lithe," 1817, from French svelte "slim, slender" (17c.), from Italian svelto "slim, slender," originally "pulled out, lengthened," past participle of svellere "to pluck or root out," from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + vellere "to pluck, stretch," from PIE *wel-no-, suffixed form of root *wel- (4) "to tear, pull."
雙語例句
- 1. Her figure is svelte.
- 她身材苗條。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Envelope the yarn at night slack month spring, Ping is svelte.
- 春天的夜晚,淡月籠紗, 娉娉婷婷.
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- 3. A lady wears white yarn tippet, svelte coming a distance.
- 遠處還有一位身披白紗的貴婦, 娉婷而來.
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- 4. All Americans crave to be svelte ( and rich ).
- 所有的美國人都渴望身材苗條 ( 和富有 ).
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- 5. Suddenly, a product built on fat, calories and cards is trying to svelte.
- 忽然間, 這種由脂肪 、 卡路里和碳水化合物制成的產品竟想要給人輕盈苗條的感覺.
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