pulchritude
英 ['pʌlkrɪtjuːd]
美
- n. 美丽；标致
中文词源
pulchritude 美丽，标致
来自拉丁语pulcher,美丽的，可能来自PIE*perk,有斑点的，多彩的，词源同perch,鲈鱼。-itude,名词后缀。字母r,l音变，比较plum,prune.
英文词源
- pulchritude (n.)
- "beauty," c. 1400, from Latin pulchritudo "beauty; excellence, attractiveness," from pulcher "beautiful," of unknown origin.
双语例句
- 1. Her dress shows her pulchritude to advantage.
- 她的裙子衬托出了她的美丽。
来自辞典例句