1705, from Latin rotundus "rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel," from rota "wheel" (see rotary). Earlier was rotound (1610s); rotounde (early 15c.). Meaning "full-toned style of oratory" (1830) is after Horace's ore rotundo in "Poetics."
rotund 英文释义
1. spherical in shape
2. (of sounds) full and rich;
"orotund tones"
"the rotund and reverberating phrase"
"pear-shaped vowels"
3. excessively fat;
"a weighty man"
rotund 双语例句
1. A rotund, smiling, red-faced gentle-man appeared.
一位身材圆胖、面带笑容、满脸通红的先生出现了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. the rotund figure of Mr Stevens
史蒂文斯先生圆胖的体形
来自《权威词典》
3. A rotund, smiling, red-faced gentleman appeared.
一位身材圆胖、面带笑容、满脸通红的先生出现了。
来自辞典例句
4. He spoke with rotund delivery . He chose his words carefully.
他演讲起来声音圆润,字斟句酌.
来自辞典例句
5. Mrs. Butler was sitting in rotund complacency at the foot of the table.
巴特勒太太心安理得地坐在桌子的末端.
来自辞典例句
rotund 实用场景例句
A rotund, smiling, red-faced gentle-man appeared.
一位身材圆胖、面带笑容、满脸通红的先生出现了。
柯林斯例句
the rotund figure of Mr Stevens
史蒂文斯先生圆胖的体形
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
A rotund, smiling, red-faced gentleman appeared.
一位身材圆胖、面带笑容、满脸通红的先生出现了。
辞典例句
He is a pleasant rotund little man; he always looks very well - fed.
他是个可爱的矮胖子, 看上去总像是吃得很好.
互联网
The ambulance - men had to dhow their way through the huge crowd standing rotund the crashed ears.
