Lithe



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 柔软的, 易弯曲的
• ［英］ adj. 柔软的, 易弯曲的 ( flexible; supple; limber; lissome)
• ［记］ 参考blithe ( 欢乐的, 轻快的)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līthe gentle; akin to Old High German lindi gentle, Latin lentus slow
• Date: 14th century
• 1. easily bent or flexed <lithe steel><a lithe vine>
• 2. characterized by easy flexibility and grace <a lithe dancer><treading with a lithe silent step>; also athletically slim <the most lithe and graspable of waists — R. P. Warren>
• ? lithely adverb
• ? litheness noun

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