aquiline
英 ['?kw?la?n]
美['?kw?la?n]
- adj. 鷹的；似鷹的，像鷹的；鉤狀的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
aquiline 鷹鉤狀的
來自拉丁詞aquila, 鷹。
英文詞源
- aquiline
- aquiline: see eagle
- aquiline (adj.)
- "curved like an eagle's beak," 1640s, originally in English in reference to long, hooked noses, from Latin aquilinus "of or like an eagle," from aquila "eagle," of uncertain origin, usually explained as "the dark bird;" compare aquilus "blackish, of the color of darkness."
雙語例句
- 1. He had a thin aquiline nose and deep-set brown eyes.
- 他長著窄長的鷹鉤鼻和深陷的褐色眼睛。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Heyward's aquiline, austere face showed concentration; behind rimless glasses his grey eyes were cool.
- 海沃德那長著鷹鉤鼻子的嚴峻的臉上露出十分專注的神情, 無框眼鏡的后面,一雙褐色的眼睛閃著寒光.
來自辭典例句
- 3. The man has a strong and aquiline nose.
- 該名男子有強大和鷹鼻子.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. The profile of the old warrior was characterized by a strong jaw and an aquiline nose.
- 老戰(zhàn)士側(cè)面像的特征是一個堅硬的下巴和一個鷹鉤鼻.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. The theology was complicated, despite the jut - jawed charm and aquiline intensity with which it was expressed.
- 盡管他有著極大的熱情和非凡的敏銳,但神學(xué)本身對他來講依然極其復(fù)雜.
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