解释
- adj. 肥胖的；魁伟的
- n. 肥胖的人；特大号服装
※ 提供单词"portly"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
中文词源
portly 肥胖的，粗壮的
来自拉丁语portare,携带，词源同port,porter.引申词义有重量的，肥胖的。
英文词源
- portly
- portly: see port
- portly (adj.)
- early 15c., "stately, dignified," from port (n.3) "bearing, carriage" + -ly (1). Meaning "stout" is first recorded 1590s.
例句和用法
- 1. He wore a belted raincoat that accentuated his portly middle.
- 他穿着一件系腰带的雨衣，使他发福的腰身更加显眼。
- 2. The word'portly'connotes dignity.
- ‘Portly ’ 一字隐含[威严]之意.
- 3. Portly and stout are sometimes used as polite terms to describe fatness.
- Portly和stout有时用作描述肥胖的礼貌用词.
- 4. Instantly the portly lady's face became exceedingly sober and shrewd.
- 立刻,这位胖夫人的脸色变得极其严肃和精明.
- 5. " I won't,'said the portly woman.
- “ 不会的, " 胖夫人说.
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来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹