ponderous
英 ['p?nd(?)r?s]
美 ['pɑnd?r?s]
- adj. 笨重的；沉悶的；呆板的
- 比較級more ponderous 最高級most ponderous
助記提示
諧音“胖得要死”，都已經(jīng)胖得要死了，走起路來肯定就非常笨重了。
中文詞源
ponderous 緩慢的，笨重的來自拉丁語pondus的所有格形式ponderis,重量，重物，來自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.
雙語例句
- 1. He had a dense, ponderous style.
- 他的行文晦澀而生硬。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She watched the cow's ponderous progress.
- 她看著牛遲緩地向前走著。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The fat woman's movements were ponderous.
- 這個胖女人的體態(tài)很笨重.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. His steps were heavy and ponderous.
- 他的步伐沉重緩慢。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Brookhart was a large, well - fed , ponderous and cautious corporation lawyer.
- 布洛克哈特是一位個子高大, 營養(yǎng)充足, 持重謹慎的公司法律顧問.
來自辭典例句