c. 1400, earlier sclendre (late 14c.), probably from a French source, often said to be from Old French esclendre "thin, slender," which could be from Old Dutch slinder, but the connections, and even the existence of these words, is doubtful. Related: Slenderly; slenderness.
雙語例句
1. The builders have perched a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.
建筑工人在8根細(xì)柱上架起輕巧的混凝土穹頂。
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2. My idea of physical perfection is to be very slender.
在我看來，要擁有完美身材就要非常苗條。
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3. Blonde and slender, she was too striking to escape their attention.
金發(fā)細(xì)腰的她太引人注目了，他們很難不注意到她。
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4. Her legs were long and fine, her hips slender, her carriage erect.
她長(zhǎng)腿細(xì)臀，身姿筆直。
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5. She was a small woman, slender and neatly made.