pulchritude
英 ['p?lkr?tju?d]
美
- n. 美麗;標(biāo)致
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中文詞源
pulchritude 美麗,標(biāo)致
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)pulcher,美麗的,可能來(lái)自PIE*perk,有斑點(diǎn)的,多彩的,詞源同perch,鱸魚(yú)。-itude,名詞后綴。字母r,l音變,比較plum,prune.
英文詞源
- pulchritude (n.)
- "beauty," c. 1400, from Latin pulchritudo "beauty; excellence, attractiveness," from pulcher "beautiful," of unknown origin.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Her dress shows her pulchritude to advantage.
- 她的裙子襯托出了她的美麗。
來(lái)自辭典例句