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stout a.肥胖的；强壮的 stout (adj.) c.1300, "proud, valiant, strong," from Old French estout "brave, fierce, proud," earlier estolt "strong," from a Germanic source from West Germanic *stult- "proud, stately, strutting" (cognates: Middle Low German stolt "stately, proud," German stolz "proud, haughty, arrogant, stately"), from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" is attested from late 14c., but has been displaced by the (often euphemistic) meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large, bulky in figure," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in figurative phrase stout-hearted (1550s). Related: Stoutly; stoutness.stout (n.) 1670s, "strong beer or ale," from stout (adj.). Later especially, and now usually, "porter of extra strength" (by 1762). 【记】strong out 老在室外活动，很strong；stalwart

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[staut] 【英】 adj.肥胖的(bulky in body)；强壮的(sturdy, vigorous)【例】 a stout wall(坚固的墙)／sto ut legs(粗壮的腿) 无

单词	stout
音标	[staut]
解释	a.肥胖的；强壮的
红宝书	【英】 adj.肥胖的(bulky in body)；强壮的(sturdy, vigorous) 【例】 a stout wall(坚固的墙)／sto ut legs(粗壮的腿)
字源	stout (adj.) c.1300, "proud, valiant, strong," from Old French estout "brave, fierce, proud," earlier estolt "strong," from a Germanic source from West Germanic stult- "proud, stately, strutting" (cognates: Middle Low German stolt "stately, proud," German stolz "proud, haughty, arrogant, stately"), from PIE root stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" is attested from late 14c., but has been displaced by the (often euphemistic) meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large, bulky in figure," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in figurative phrase stout-hearted (1550s). Related: Stoutly; stoutness. stout (n.) 1670s, "strong beer or ale," from stout (adj.). Later especially, and now usually, "porter of extra strength" (by 1762).
不择手段背单词	无
趣味全助记	【记】strong out 老在室外活动，很strong；stalwart

Stout Proud Germanic German Meaning Strong Staut A.肥胖的；强壮的