rotund
英 [rə(ʊ)'tʌnd]
美[ro'tʌnd]
- adj. 洪亮的；圆胖的
中文词源
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。
词态变化
名词: rotundity;
助记提示
1. rotund, (肉团的)。
双语例句
- 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
英文词源
- 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."