英语词汇“aquiline”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Aquiline means like an eagle, so if someone tells you you have an aquiline nose, it means your nose looks like an eagle’s beak. Believe it or not, this is a compliment.

Aquiline comes from the Latin word aquila, for eagle. The ancient Greeks and Romans were crazy about eagles, and thought that if you saw an eagle flying on a significant day, like a battle, it was a sign that you were going to win. So it was a big compliment to say someone’s features were aquiline. It almost always refers to a long, curving nose. We also call it a "Roman nose."

WORD FAMILY

aquiline

USAGE EXAMPLES

“So locked up in his world that he can’t see what is on the end of his well-formed aquiline nose.”

The Guardian(Sep 29, 2016)

For a start, the Ethiopian-born chef with the aquiline features, the Swedish surname and the only-in-America story, is a major employer.

The Guardian(May 15, 2016)

Her nose was aquiline, her teeth sharp, her eyes a nonreflective gray.

Scott Westerfeld, Uglies(2005)

adj curved down like an eagle's beak

Syn

hooked
crooked

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

单词	aquiline
释义	aquiline (once / 5251 pages) adj Aquiline means like an eagle, so if someone tells you you have an aquiline nose, it means your nose looks like an eagle’s beak. Believe it or not, this is a compliment. Aquiline comes from the Latin word aquila, for eagle. The ancient Greeks and Romans were crazy about eagles, and thought that if you saw an eagle flying on a significant day, like a battle, it was a sign that you were going to win. So it was a big compliment to say someone’s features were aquiline. It almost always refers to a long, curving nose. We also call it a "Roman nose." WORD FAMILY aquiline USAGE EXAMPLES “So locked up in his world that he can’t see what is on the end of his well-formed aquiline nose.” The Guardian(Sep 29, 2016) For a start, the Ethiopian-born chef with the aquiline features, the Swedish surname and the only-in-America story, is a major employer. The Guardian(May 15, 2016) Her nose was aquiline, her teeth sharp, her eyes a nonreflective gray. Scott Westerfeld, Uglies(2005) adj curved down like an eagle's beak Syn hooked crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
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