ponderous

英 ['p?nd(?)r?s] 美['pɑnd?r?s]
  • adj. 笨重的；沉悶的；呆板的
  • 比較級(jí)more ponderous 最高級(jí)most ponderous
GRE暢通詞匯IELTS低頻詞

詞態(tài)變化

比較級(jí):?more ponderous;最高級(jí):?most ponderous;副詞:?ponderously;名詞:?ponderousness;

助記提示

1. 胖的要死.
2.【例】 a ponderous burden 沉重的負(fù)擔(dān)ponderous furniture 笨重的家具
3.【助記】胖的要死(諧音)

中文詞源

ponderous 緩慢的，笨重的

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)pondus的所有格形式ponderis,重量，重物，來(lái)自pendere,懸掛，稱量，詞源同pendulum,depend.引申詞義有重量的，笨重的，緩慢的。

英文詞源

ponderous (adj.)
c. 1400, "thick;" early 15c., "heavy, weighty, clumsy," from Latin ponderosus "of great weight; full of meaning," from pondus (genitive ponderis) "weight" (see pound (n.1)). Meaning "tedious" is first recorded 1704. Related: Ponderously; ponderousness.

雙語(yǔ)例句

1. He had a dense, ponderous style.
他的行文晦澀而生硬。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. She watched the cow's ponderous progress.
她看著牛遲緩地向前走著。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. The fat woman's movements were ponderous.
這個(gè)胖女人的體態(tài)很笨重.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. His steps were heavy and ponderous.
他的步伐沉重緩慢。

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. Brookhart was a large, well - fed , ponderous and cautious corporation lawyer.
布洛克哈特是一位個(gè)子高大, 營(yíng)養(yǎng)充足, 持重謹(jǐn)慎的公司法律顧問(wèn).

來(lái)自辭典例句