svelte

英 [svelt] 美 [svelt]

• adj. 苗条的；文雅的；和蔼的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience;

   "his polished manner"
   "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
   

2. moving and bending with ease

3. being of delicate or slender build;

   "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"
   "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"
   "watched her slight figure cross the street"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. All Americans crave to be svelte and rich.
   所有的美国人都渴望身材苗条和富有。
2. A lady wears white yarn tippet, svelte coming from a distance.
   远处还有一位身披白纱的贵妇，娉婷而来。

经典引文

• Don't call me dumpling. I'm very svelte these days.sssss A. Burgess

  出自： ssssB. T. Bradford

近反义词

【近义词】

• slender 细长的
• slim 苗条的
• slight 轻微的
• thin 薄的
• lissome 柔软的(敏捷的...
• sylphlike 空气精灵一般的...
• lithe 柔软的
• graceful 优雅的
• willowy 柳树茂密的
• polished 擦亮的
• lithesome 柔软的
• lissom 柔软的(敏捷的...
• supple 柔软的
• refined 精炼的
• urbane 温文尔雅的