portly
英['p??tl?]
美['p?rtli]
- adj. 肥胖的；魁偉的
- n. 肥胖的人；特大號服裝
詞態變化
比較級:?portlier;最高級:?portliest;
中文詞源
portly 肥胖的，粗壯的
來自拉丁語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，使他發福的腰身更加顯眼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The word'portly'connotes dignity.
- ‘Portly ’ 一字隱含[威嚴]之意.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Portly and stout are sometimes used as polite terms to describe fatness.
- Portly和stout有時用作描述肥胖的禮貌用詞.
來自互聯網
- 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肅和精明.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. " I won't,'said the portly woman.
- “ 不會的, " 胖夫人說.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹