单词 | ponderous |
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音标 | ['pɔndərəs] |
解释 | a.笨重的,笨拙的 |
红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 笨重的,笨拙的(unwi eldy or clumsy) 【考】 反义词:gossamer(轻 而薄的); lively(轻的); ethereal(轻的); slight(轻的); vibrant(活泼的); briskly(活泼的) 【记】 ponder(重量)+ous→ 有重量的→笨重的 【例】 The ponderous elephant plodded toward the river. |
字源 | ponderous (adj.) c.1400, "thick;" early 15c., "heavy, weighty, clumsy," from Latin ponderosus "of great weight; full of meaning," from pondus (genitive ponderis) "weight" (see pound (n.1)). Meaning "tedious" is first recorded 1704. Related: Ponderously; ponderousness. |
不择手段背单词 | adj. 笨重的(因重量或体积太大而难以操作或不灵便的) 【记】pond重量, er, ous多-有很多重量的-笨重的 【反】gossamer(adj 轻而薄的); lively(adj 轻快活泼的); ethereal(adj 轻的)slight(adj 轻微的); vibrant(adj 轻快活泼的); brisk(adj 轻快的); |
趣味全助记 | 【记】源自pound 重量单位,音:磅,属于外来语;音:胖得要死→笨重 |
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