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比较级:lither或more lithe
最高级:lithest或most lithe
lithely (adv.), litheness (n.)
词根:lithe
adj.lithesome 轻快的;柔软的
adjective
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements.The lithe young gymnast performed the move easily.
easy to bend; supple; flexible; pliant.The stems of the plant are lithe and strong.
古英语 liðe “柔软的,温和的,温柔的,平静的,温顺的”,也指人“亲切的,友善的,宜人的”,源自原始日耳曼语 *linthja-(也是古撒克逊语 lithi “柔软的,温和的,温柔的”、古高地德语 lindi 、德语 lind 、古诺尔斯语 linr “触感柔软的,温和的,温柔的,宜人的”等的来源,英语中“n”在“th”前的特征性丢失),源自 PIE 词根 *lento- “柔软的”(也是拉丁语 lentus “柔软的,柔韧的,缓慢的”,梵语 lithi 等的来源)。
在中古英语中,用于描述天气。当前“容易弯曲”的意义始于公元1300年左右。相关词汇: Litheness。古英语和中古英语中有相关动词 lin “停止做某事”,也用于形容风停止。
柔软的
易弯曲的
Middle English, from Old English līthe gentle; akin to Old High German lindi gentle, Latin lentus slow
The first known use of lithe was in the 14th century
litheadjective
easily bent : flexible
long lithe stems
light and graceful in movement
lithe dancers
litheadjective
easily bent : flexible
long lithe stems
light and graceful in movement
lithe dancers
1 Sea lions are [ b ] lithe animals with the small ears.
海狮 是身体柔软还有小小的耳朵的动物.
2 The tired men marched unevenly, but Johnny noticed the swing of the lithe, independent bodies.
3 The young man giggled and danced about in front of Ignatius to avoid the thrusts, his lithe movements making him a difficult target.
4 Strong and lithe, neither bony nor flabby.
强壮并柔软, 既不瘦骨嶙峋也不显得松驰.
5 He was lithe; that was the word she had thought of while watching him.
他很轻捷, 当时她望着他时想到的是这个词.
6 At once light and dense, there was something lithe about it, almost serpentine.
7 He was on his feet in one lithe movement.
8 ...a lithe young gymnast...
身体柔软的年轻体操运动员
9 Presently the leopard dæmon’s statuelike stillness melted, and she moved away once more, lithe and silent.
10 The long, lithe body dipped low to the ground.
11 Malcolm X entered the ballroom at shortly before two o’clock, trudging heavily instead of with his usual lithe strides, his young lady assistant has told me.
12 Body lithe. Deep brisket almost down to point of elbow.
柔韧, 胸深差不多达到肘部.
13 Deer characteristically have [ b ] lithe but compact bodies and short tails.
鹿通常是身体短小而柔软,有短短的尾巴.
14 Its body is young and lithe, while the face is seemingly older and marked by a life of that which the Greeks feared most, excess, extremity and wildness.
15 He had that fine, lithe physique, suggestive of much animal vigour.
16 His eyes were milky, like those of very old people, but the rest of him was firm, lithe, and young- looking.
17 Then he stopped and whirled round, with a lithe athletic power, and struck two massive blows, one to each side, at the guards closest to him.
18 But who this lithe young man was, and where his cane-stalk legs carried him from or to, could never be known.
19 Acrobats dangled from cords over the canal, lithe bodies garbed in nothing but glitter, while street performers played their fiddles, hoping to garner a coin or two from passersby.
20 They don’t have long, sharp teeth or muscular, lithe bodies.
1 轻快
fresh elastic brisk limber tripping lissome lightsome vivace lithesome buoyance smarten light round sweet sharp gay agile lively volatile merry airy supple breezy buoyant saucy springy jaunty facile sprightly spry rakish volante lissom lightly allegro breezily airily youth volatility agility dew buoyancy airiness springiness breeziness
3 敏捷
neat-handed yauld fast ready quick active fly smart prompt sharp rapid handy fleet keen agile swift speedy nimble snappy quiver apprehensive shrewd pert limber expeditious nippy dexterous natty spry adroit sharp-witted rath snell yare lightsome volant kittle lissom rathe sharp-sighted sharply handily cattily veloce sciolto mercuriality dispatch readiness agility sharpness lightness punctuality proclivity rapidity alacrity celerity handiness promptitude quick witted
7 易弯
8 柔韧性好
9 轻快的
fresh elastic brisk limber tripping lissome lightsome vivace lithesome light round sweet sharp gay agile lively volatile merry airy supple breezy buoyant saucy springy jaunty facile sprightly spry rakish lissom
10 敏捷的
neat-handed yauld fast ready quick active fly smart prompt sharp rapid handy fleet keen agile swift speedy nimble snappy quiver apprehensive shrewd pert limber expeditious nippy dexterous natty spry adroit sharp-witted rath snell yare lightsome volant kittle lissom rathe sharp-sighted quick witted
11 柔软
soft smooth limp supple velvety pliable yielding emollient ductile downy limber pulpy pillowy cushiony cottony willowy pappy crumby softish lissom wandle molluscous tenderness softness pliability pliancy soften tenderize tender delicate lank delicacy flexible waxy balmy pliant lissome svelte lithesome mollescent pulpous kind plastic fluffy velvet nappy mushy silken waxen pily softly waxiness unlimber pulpify satin Pliable bendy buxom satiny sarcenet quaggy pultaceous buff
13 柔软的
soft smooth limp supple velvety pliable yielding emollient ductile downy limber pulpy pillowy cushiony cottony willowy pappy crumby softish lissom wandle molluscous tender delicate lank flexible waxy balmy pliant lissome svelte lithesome mollescent pulpous kind plastic fluffy velvet nappy mushy silken waxen pily satin Pliable bendy buxom satiny sarcenet quaggy pultaceous