lofty

英 ['l?ft?] 美['l?fti]
  • adj. 高的;崇高的;高級(jí)的;高傲的
  • n. (Lofty)人名;(英)洛夫蒂

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詞態(tài)變化


比較級(jí):?loftier;最高級(jí):?loftiest;副詞:?loftily;名詞:?loftiness;

助記提示


1. lift => loft => lofty.

中文詞源


lofty 高聳的,崇高的

來(lái)自loft,高空,閣樓,引申詞義高聳的,崇高的。

英文詞源


lofty (adj.)
"exalted, of high rank," early 15c.; also "with a high purpose," from loft + -y (2). From early 14c. as a surname. Literal sense of "high" is attested from 1580s. Related: Loftily; loftiness.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.
維多利亞式房屋屋頂高聳,房間布局凌亂,因此可能會(huì)顯得較為陰冷。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. The room was light and lofty compared with our Tudor ones.
跟我們都鐸風(fēng)格的房間比起來(lái),這個(gè)房間顯得素雅而大氣。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. A mackerel sky and mares'tails make lofty ships carry low sails.
魚鱗天,馬尾云,大船降帆莫航行.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. I didn't like her lofty treatment of her visitors.
我不喜歡她那樣傲慢地對(duì)待來(lái)訪者.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. Lofty derricks dot the landscape in an oil field.
高聳的井架點(diǎn)綴著油田的景色.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》