| 单词 | svelte |
| 释义 | svelte (once / 29041 pages) adj Svelte means slender. It's used to describe people, not things, and it implies a certain elegance. You might say that a middle-aged woman who had kept a svelte figure could still pass for a sixteen-year-old girl. Svelte came to English from the French, back in the 19th century when the French had the last word on fashion, which probably accounts for its associations with elegance. It has nothing to do with the word sweltering, which means hot enough to make you sweat. WORD FAMILYsvelte: svelter, sveltest USAGE EXAMPLESPeople are captivated by celebrities—by their style, their anti-aging secrets and, of course, the ways they stay svelte and strong. Time(Dec 15, 2016) Her dietary proscriptions remind me of a svelte friend who years ago told me that it was easy to maintain her physique. The New Yorker(Nov 22, 2016) With Apple’s new Pro models, I can do the same in a more beautiful, svelte package and with a snazzy touch screen above the keyboard. Wall Street Journal(Nov 14, 2016) 1adj being of delicate or slender build Syn slender, slight, slim lean, thin lacking excess flesh 2adj moving and bending with ease Syn lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, sylphlike graceful characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution 3adj showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience Syn polished, refined, urbane sophisticated having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire |
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