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Lithe Adj Soft Mild Cognates German Lai0 A.柔软的,易弯曲的;敏捷的,轻快的

单词 lithe
音标 [lai0]
解释 a.柔软的,易弯曲的;敏捷的,轻快的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 柔软的,易弯曲的(fl exible; supple; limber; lissome)
【记】 参考blithe(欢乐的, 轻快的)
字源 lithe (adj.)
Old English liðe "soft, mild, gentle, meek," from Proto-Germanic *linthja- (cognates: Old Saxon lithi "soft, mild, gentle," Old High German lindi, German lind, Old Norse linr, with characteristic loss of "n" before "th" in English), from PIE root *lent- "flexible" (cognates: Latin lentus "flexible, pliant, slow," Sanskrit lithi). In Middle English, used of the weather. Current sense of "easily flexible" is from c.1300. Related: Litheness.
不择手段背单词 adj. (指人、身体)柔软的; 敏捷的
【记】li = like, the是"quot;神"quot;的词根: 象神一样会变-身体柔软的.
【区】blithe(adj 愉快的; 高兴的)
【类】lissome: lithe = ? 柔软的: 柔软的 = ?
【反】awkward(adj 难使用的; 笨拙的); inelastic(adj 无弹性的)
趣味全助记 【记】同lissom;leather 皮革,皮革是柔软的;音:立姿,体操运动员立姿,如单腿立,脚尖立,倒立身体是柔韧的;li,the 倒过来是athlete,运动员身体柔韧性好

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