lofty

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈlɒfti/    美 /ˈlɔːfti/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. High, tall, having great height or stature.
    — The lofty mountains roſe faint to the ſight and loſt their foreheads in the diſtant ſkies: the little hills, cloathed in darker green and ſkirted with embroidered vales, diſcovered the ſecret haunts of kids and bounding roes.
  2. Idealistic, implying over-optimism.
    — a lofty goal
  3. Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.
    — that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers

词形变化

loftier comparative loftiest superlative

词汇关系

反义词
mean ignoble antonym(s) of
衍生词
loftily loftiness lofty ship Mount Lofty overlofty unlofty
相关词
aloft

词源

From Middle English lofty, lofti, lofte (“of high rank; noble; ornate”), equivalent to loft (“sky, firmament; upper room”) + -y.
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