svelte

a. 苗条的；线条清晰的；和蔼的

发音

US /ˈsvɛlt/
AU /ˈsvɛlt/

词形变化

svelter 比较级 svelter sveltest sveltest 最高级

别名

svelt

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Attractively thin; gracefully slender.

    苗条

  2. 2.

    Refined, delicate.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

slight slim slender

近义相关 2

thin lean

参见 1

slim-thick

词源

From French svelte, from Italian svelto (“stretched out”), past participle of svellere (“to pluck out, root out”), from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from ex + vellere (“to pluck, stretch”).

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