Rotund



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. ( 人) 圆胖的, ( 声音) 洪亮的
• ［英］ adj. ( 人) 圆胖的, ( 声音) 洪亮的 ( round; plump or stout; sonorous)
• ［记］ rot ( 转, 圆) +und -> -> 圆乎乎的 -> 圆胖的
• ［例］ a rotund face

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin rotundus, probably alteration of Old Latin *retundus; akin to Latin rota wheel — more at roll
• Date: 1665
• 1. marked by roundness ; rounded
• 2. marked by fullness of sound or cadence ; orotund, sonorous <a master of rotund diction>
• 3. notably plump ; chubby
• ? rotundity noun
• ? rotundly adverb
• ? rotundness noun

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