slender

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈslɛndə/    美 /ˈslɛndɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To attenuate. transitive
    — Rolled-up sleeves bared her strong forearms, which slendered down when they came to the wrists and hands.
形容词 adj.
  1. Thin; slim.
    — A rod is a long slender pole used for angling.
  2. Meagre; deficient. figuratively
    — Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries.
  3. Palatalized.

词形变化

slenderer comparative more slender comparative slenderest superlative most slender superlative slenders present,singular,third-person slendering participle,present slendered participle,past slendered past

词汇关系

近义词
svelte willowy scarce sparse gaunt gracile lank lean leansome lithesome lissome rangy sleek slender slight slim slinky swack sylphlike
反义词
broad heavy large obese overweight strapping
上位词
physique thin
下位词
ectomorphic flat-chested
衍生词
red slender loris slender-billed curlew slender-billed greenfinch slender-billed gull slender-bodied slender cypress pine slender-horned gazelle slenderish slenderization slenderize slender loris slenderly Slender Man slender moa slenderness slender poison slender reed slender seahorse slender sea lettuce slender sedge slender shrew slender skimmer slender suckerfish Slender West Lake unslender
相关词
cadaverous scrawny thin person

词源

词源 1
From Middle English slendre, sclendre, from Old French esclendre (“thin, slender”), from Middle Dutch slinder (“thin, lank”), from Proto-Germanic *slindraz (“sliding, slippery”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”). Cognate with Bavarian Schlenderling (“that which dangles”), German schlendern (“to saunter, stroll”), Dutch slidderen, slinderen (“to wriggle, creep like a serpent”), Low German slindern (“to slide on ice”). More at slide, slither.
词源 2
From Middle English slendre, sclendre, from Old French esclendre (“thin, slender”), from Middle Dutch slinder (“thin, lank”), from Proto-Germanic *slindraz (“sliding, slippery”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”). Cognate with Bavarian Schlenderling (“that which dangles”), German schlendern (“to saunter, stroll”), Dutch slidderen, slinderen (“to wriggle, creep like a serpent”), Low German slindern (“to slide on ice”). More at slide, slither.
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