| 释义 |
vol·u·ble
\ˈvälyəbəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French voluble, from Latin volubilis, from Latin volvere to roll, turn, revolve + -bilis capable of being acted upon; akin to Greek eilyein to roll, wrap, fold, Gothic -walwjan to roll, Old English walwian, wealwian, Old High German wellan to roll, Old Slavic valiti to roll, trundle, Sanskrit valati he turns; basic meaning: turning, rolling
1.
a. : easily rolling or turning : easily set in motion : apt to roll : rotating, revolving
b. : having the power or habit of twining
< a voluble plant stem >
2. : changeable, unstable, fickle
3. : characterized by ease and smoothness of utterance : characterized by ready or rapid speech : glib, fluent
< seemed voluble, prone to speech as I had never seen him before — Jack London >
< that he, who once had been so voluble, should have become almost inarticulate — Ellen Glasgow >
Synonyms: see talkative, vocal |