| 单词 | elephantine |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`eli'fæntain] |
| 解释 | a.笨拙的，庞大的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 笨拙的, 庞大的(having enormous size; massive, clumsy) 【考】 反义词：microscopic (微小的) 【记】 由elephant(大象)而 来 |
| 字源 | elephantine (adj.) 1620s, "huge," from Latin elephantinus "pertaining to the elephant," from elephantus (see elephant). Meaning "pertaining to elephants" is from 1670s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 笨拙的; 庞大的 = massive = clumsy 【记】elephant(n 大象) 【反】microscopic(adj 非用显微镜不可见的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】elephant 大象 是笨拙的 |
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