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单词 redolent
释义 red·o·lent
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin redolent-, redolens, present participle of redolēre to emit a scent, smell like, from red- re- + olēre to smell — more at odor
1.
 a. : exuding fragrance : aromatic
  < the pinewoods were more redolent — Jean Stafford >
 b. : rich, distinctive — used of an odor
  < the ancient redolent odor of plowed land — Norman Mailer >
2.
 a. : full of fragrance : scented, smelling — used with of or with
  < a corridor redolent of floor wax — Joseph Wechsberg >
  < redolent with homegrown apples — National Geographic >
  < air … redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey — Herbert Asbury >
 b. : conveying an aura : tending to suggest : evocative, reminiscent
  < cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note — Wilder Hobson >
  — usually used with of or with
  < every page here is redolent of … fine scholarship — Walter Pach >
  < a perfect day … redolent with the charm of late autumn — Gerald Beaumont >
  < conversation … redolent with profanity — P.A.Rollins >
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