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svelte怎么读？

svelte

英 [svelt] 美[sfɛlt]

英英释义实用场景例句

近义词slender slight thin

adj. 苗条的；线条清晰的；和蔼的

GRE畅通词汇

中文词源

svelte 苗条的，修长的

来自法语 svelte,苗条的，来自意大利语 svellere,拔出，来自通俗拉丁语*exvellere,拔出，来自 ex-,向外，vellere,拔，拉，来自 PIE*wel,拉，撕，词源同 wool,vulture.

英文词源

svelte (adj.): "slender, lithe," 1817, from French svelte "slim, slender" (17c.), from Italian svelto "slim, slender," originally "pulled out, lengthened," past participle of svellere "to pluck or root out," from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + vellere "to pluck, stretch," from PIE *wel-no-, suffixed form of root *wel- (4) "to tear, pull."

双语例句

1. Her figure is svelte.: 她身材苗条。

2. Envelope the yarn at night slack month spring, Ping is svelte.: 春天的夜晚,淡月笼纱, 娉娉婷婷.

3. A lady wears white yarn tippet, svelte coming a distance.: 远处还有一位身披白纱的贵妇, 娉婷而来.

4. All Americans crave to be svelte ( and rich ).: 所有的美国人都渴望身材苗条 ( 和富有 ).

5. Suddenly, a product built on fat, calories and cards is trying to svelte.: 忽然间, 这种由脂肪、卡路里和碳水化合物制成的产品竟想要给人轻盈苗条的感觉.