hefty

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive
    — He can throw a hefty punch.
  2. Strong; bulky.
    — They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
  3. Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
    — He was a tall, hefty man.
  4. Heavy, weighing a lot.
    — She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
  5. Large, healthy.
    — That's going to cost you a hefty sum.

词形变化

heftier comparative heftiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
heftily heftiness unhefty

词源

19th century. From heft (“weight”) + -y.
The similarity with German heftig (“vigorous, violent, intense”) is apparently coincidental. From the German are Dutch, Danish, Norwegian heftig, Swedish häftig.
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