词汇 | tall |
词根词缀 | 词源: "high in stature," 1530, probably ult. from O.E. getæl "prompt, active." Sense evolved to "brave, valiant, seemly, proper" (c.1400), then to "attractive, handsome" (c.1450), and finally "being of more than average height." The O.E. word is related to O.H.G. gi-zal "quick," Goth. un-tals "indocile." Sense evolution is remarkable, but adjectives applied to persons often mutate quickly in meaning (e.g. pretty, boxom, Ger. klein "small, little," which in M.H.G. meant the same as its Eng. cognate clean). Phrase tall, dark, and handsome is recorded from 1906. 词根记忆: a. (身材)高的,高大的;夸大的,离谱的The tall man installed a small wallet on the wall.高个男子把一小钱包安放到墙上. |
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