
rotund基本信息
读法:英 [rə(ʊ)"tʌnd] 美 [ro"tʌnd]
释义:
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英英释义
Adjective:
"the rotund and reverberating phrase"
"pear-shaped vowels"
中英词源
rotund 圆的,圆胖的
来自拉丁语 rota,轮子,词源同 round,roll,rotate.-und,形容词后缀。引申词义圆的,圆胖的。
- rotund (adj.)
- 1705, from Latin rotundus "rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel," from rota "wheel" (see rotary). Earlier was rotound (1610s); rotounde (early 15c.). Meaning "full-toned style of oratory" (1830) is after Horace"s ore rotundo in "Poetics."
词态变化
名词 rotundity;
权威造句
- 1. A rotund, smiling, red-faced gentle-man appeared.
- 一位身材圆胖、面带笑容、满脸通红的先生出现了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the rotund figure of Mr Stevens
- 史蒂文斯先生圆胖的体形
来自《权威词典》
- 3. A rotund, smiling, red-faced gentleman appeared.
- 一位身材圆胖、面带笑容、满脸通红的先生出现了。
来自辞典例句
- 4. He spoke with rotund delivery . He chose his words carefully.
- 他演讲起来声音圆润,字斟句酌.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Mrs. Butler was sitting in rotund complacency at the foot of the table.
- 巴特勒太太心安理得地坐在桌子的末端.
来自辞典例句WwW.Wentiyi.CoM
近反义词
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单词分析
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记忆方法
1. rotund, (肉团的)。
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