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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary phy·sique \\fə-ˈzēk\\ noun ETYMOLOGY French, from physique physical, bodily, from Latin physicus of nature, from Greek physikos DATE 1804 : the form or structure of a person's body : bodily makeup English Etymology physique 1826, from Fr. physique, noun use of physique (adj.) "physical," from L. physicus "natural, physics," from Gk. physikos, from physis "nature" (see physic). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 physique phys·ique / fi5zi:k / noun[C, U] the size and shape of a person's body 体格；体形 SYN build :
He has the physique of a rugby player. 他有橄榄球运动员的体形。 a powerful physique 健壮的体格 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English physique noun ADJ. good, magnificent, muscular, powerful, strong, superb | frail PREP. ~ for She doesn't have the physique for a dancer. OLT physique noun ⇨ body 1 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged phy·sique \fə̇ˈzēk\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from physique, adjective, physical, bodily, from Latin physicus natural, from Greek physikos — more at physic 1. : bodily makeup or type : the structure, constitution, appearance, or strength of the human body < a muscular physique > < a race of slender physique and notable alertness > 2. : physical form or construction (as of a geographic area) < the physique of the Alps is such as to make access from the north … easier than movement northwards from Italy — W.G.East > Synonyms: build , constitution , habit : physique designates the total bodily or physical construction or qualities of an individual < tall of stature, slender in physique — H.W.H.Knott > < his five-foot-nine-inch physique — Current Biography > build , usually interchangeable with physique , often stresses the geometrically determinable qualities of the physique < a man of rather square build > < leisure and heredity gave me a husky build > constitution is the overall makeup of an individual comprising both mental and physical qualities < extremely high-spirited, my greatest advantage was that my constitution did not allow me to be depressed — Osbert Sitwell > < a frail constitution necessitated his living in the South — H.E.Starr > < wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution — Ellen Glasgow > habit , usually occurring with a qualifier, is generally confined to characteristic mental or moral quality, makeup, or disposition < the country is where he has gone to indulge a contemplative habit — L.J.Halle > < an educated person … was one who possessed a certain intellectual habit — H.A.Overstreet > < a girl of frivolous habit > |
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