knobby

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɒbi/    美 /ˈnɑbi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Resembling a knob.
    — They appeared, upon section, like wedge-shaped, knobby formations, penetrating into the placenta fetalis, and were thus found in three places ; the smallest was 3 mm. and the largest was 15 mm. in diameter.
  2. Having many knobs or knob-like projections.
    — The large open leaves and large knobby leaves were picked out by hand, and formed the finest sort of "hyson skin" (known commercially as pretty good bloom, brightish hyson kind mixed, knobby leaf); the remaining leaves were hyson.

词形变化

knobbier comparative knobbiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
knobbily knobbiness knobbly knobby-kneed knobby seahorse knobby starfish

词源

Etymology tree
English knob
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English knobby
From knob + -y.
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