Svelte



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. ( 女人) 体态苗条的
• ［英］ adj. ( 女人) 体态苗条的 ( slender, lithe)
• ［类］ 反义词: plump ( 丰满的) ; paunchy and awkward ( 胖而笨的)
• ［例］ Her figure is svelte. ( 她身体苗条)

Webster Collegiate

adjective (svelter; sveltest)

• Etymology: French, from Italian svelto, from past participle of svellere to pluck out, modification of Latin evellere, from e- + vellere to pluck — more at vulnerable
• Date: circa 1817
• 1.
  • a. slender, lithe
  • b. having clean lines ; sleek
• 2. urbane, suave
• ? sveltely adverb
• ? svelteness noun

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