aquiline

a. 鹰的, 似鹰的, 钩状的

发音

US /ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/

词形变化

more aquiline 比较级 most aquiline 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.

    Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

hooked

近义相关 1

crooked

相关短语

aquiline nose 鹰钩鼻 aquiline noses

词源

Etymology tree Latin aquila Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin aquilīnusder. English aquiline From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (“eagle”).

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