rotund

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɹəʊ̯ˈtʌnd/    美 /ɹoʊ̯ˈtʌnd/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
    — He was a plump little man and we had been walking uphill at a pace—set by him—far too rapid for his short legs. He breathed stertorously, and half the drops which glimmered on his rotund face were not rain but sweat.
  2. Having a round body shape; portly or pudgy; obese.
  3. Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.

词形变化

rotunder comparative rotundest superlative

词汇关系

近义词
tubby resounding
衍生词
obrotund rotundation rotunded rotundity rotundly rotundness rotundous semirotund subrotund unrotund

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”). Doublet of round.
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