| 正面 | 5520.gorgeous 英 ['gɔːdʒəs]美 ['ɡɔrdʒəs] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1. from Old french gorgias, "finely dressed, luxurious", formed from the name of Gorgias, a Greek sophist and rhetorician, who took pleasure in showing off his luxury.2. => "splendid, showy" (of clothing).3. 因此要注意的是,该词与 gorge 并没有什么关系,首部相同只是巧合而已。adj. 华丽的,灿烂的;极好的 例句: 1. The cosmetics industry uses gorgeous women to sell its skincare products.化妆品行业常找一些性感美女来推销护肤产品。 gorgeous 壮观的,非常漂亮的可能来自gorge,喉咙,吞没,咽口水,比喻极其壮观或美丽的事物和人。 gorgeous (adj.)c. 1500, "splendid, showy, sumptuously adorned" (of clothing), from Middle French gorgias "elegant, fashionable," of unknown origin; perhaps a special use of gorgias "necklace" (and thus "fond of or resembling jewelry"), from Old French gorge "throat," also "something adorning the throat" (see gorge (n.)). A connection to the Greek proper name Gorgias (supposedly in reference to a notorious sophist) also has been proposed. Related: Gorgeousness." |
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