tall

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /tɔːl/|[tʰoːɫ]|/toːl/    美 /tɔl/|/toːl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone or something that is tall. nonstandard,possibly
    — But in the second generation of hybrids (from seed of the first) talls and dwarfs were both present, and in the proportion of twelve talls to four dwarfs.
  2. A clothing size for taller people.
    — Do you have this in a tall?
  3. A tall serving of a drink, especially one from Starbucks, which contains 12 ounces.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a top that is far up (contrast: deep (having a bottom that is far down' ).); Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be deemed tall.)
    — Being tall is an advantage in basketball.
  2. Having a top that is far up (contrast: deep (having a bottom that is far down' ).); Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent. usually
    — Tall trees, at least about 30m high.
  3. Having a top that is far up (contrast: deep (having a bottom that is far down' ).); Smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces (~ 230 ml). US
  4. Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
    — "That's tall talk." "Not an inch taller than the truth."
  5. Old senses that arose before the height-related senses; Obsequious; obedient. obsolete
  6. Old senses that arose before the height-related senses; Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome. obsolete
  7. Old senses that arose before the height-related senses; Bold; brave; courageous; valiant. obsolete
  8. Old senses that arose before the height-related senses; Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent. archaic

词形变化

taller comparative tallest superlative talls plural

词汇关系

近义词
elevated eminent exalted high lofty tall
反义词
short deep shallow
上位词
long
下位词
cloudcapt giant mountainous Patagonian sky-high skyscraping statuesque soaring topless towering gangly lanky reedy
衍生词
big and tall cut down the tall poppy feel eight feet tall feel nine feet tall feel ten feet tall feel twelve feet tall keep it tall mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails megatall plain tall ride tall in the saddle stand tall supertall tall bluestem tall-case clock tall, dark and handsome tall drink tall drink of water tall fescue tall glass of water tallgrass tallie tall in the saddle tallish tall man tall meadowrue tallness tall nightshade tall oaks from little acorns grow tall oil tall one tall order tall pawn tall pocosin tall poppy tall poppy syndrome tall reed tall ship tallsome tall story tall tale tall thistle tally untall walk tall

词源

词源 1
From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, handsome, good-looking, excellent, good, valiant, lively in speech, bold, great, large, big”), from Old English *tæl, ġetæl (“swift, ready, having mastery of”), from Proto-Germanic *talaz (“submissive, pliable, obedient”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol-, *del- (“to aim, calculate, adjust, reckon”).
Cognate with Scots tal (“high, lofty, tall”), Old Frisian tel (“swift”), Old Saxon gital (“quick”), Old High German gizal (“active, agile”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌰𐌻𐍃 (untals, “indocile, disobedient”).
The Oxford English Dictionary notes: "The sense development [of tall] is remarkable, but is paralleled more or less by that of other adjectives expressing estimation, such as buxom, canny, clean, clever, cunning, deft, elegant, handsome, pretty, proper; German klein, as compared with English clean, presents the antithesis to modern tall as compared to tall in early Middle English. It has been conjectured that in the sense 'high of stature' it is a different word, adopted from the Welsh tal in some sense; but the latter is, according to Professor Rhŷs, merely a 16th-century borrowing of the English word (in Owen Pughe's Dictionary erroneously mixed up with the genuine Welsh word tal (“end, brow, forehead”), with which it has no possible connection.)"
词源 2
From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, handsome, good-looking, excellent, good, valiant, lively in speech, bold, great, large, big”), from Old English *tæl, ġetæl (“swift, ready, having mastery of”), from Proto-Germanic *talaz (“submissive, pliable, obedient”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol-, *del- (“to aim, calculate, adjust, reckon”).
Cognate with Scots tal (“high, lofty, tall”), Old Frisian tel (“swift”), Old Saxon gital (“quick”), Old High German gizal (“active, agile”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌰𐌻𐍃 (untals, “indocile, disobedient”).
The Oxford English Dictionary notes: "The sense development [of tall] is remarkable, but is paralleled more or less by that of other adjectives expressing estimation, such as buxom, canny, clean, clever, cunning, deft, elegant, handsome, pretty, proper; German klein, as compared with English clean, presents the antithesis to modern tall as compared to tall in early Middle English. It has been conjectured that in the sense 'high of stature' it is a different word, adopted from the Welsh tal in some sense; but the latter is, according to Professor Rhŷs, merely a 16th-century borrowing of the English word (in Owen Pughe's Dictionary erroneously mixed up with the genuine Welsh word tal (“end, brow, forehead”), with which it has no possible connection.)"
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