elephantine

英 [ˌel.ɪˈfæn.taɪn]      美 [ˌel.əˈfæn.taɪn]
  • adj. 似象的;巨大的;粗笨的,笨拙的
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记住“elephantine”的方法是联想其与“elephant”(大象)有关,因为“elephantine”在词源上与“elephant”相关,指的是像大象那样的大或巨大。可以这样记忆:“elephantine”就像一个大象般的东西,意味着非常大。

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elephantine (adj.)
1620s, "huge," from Latin elephantinus "pertaining to the elephant," from elephantus (see elephant). Meaning "pertaining to elephants" is from 1670s. Earlier adjective was elephantic (1590s).
1. His legs were elephantine.
他的腿很粗壮。
2. These elephantine oddities seem to carry messages.
这些笨拙的古怪作品似乎在传达信息。
3. Their daughter is quite plump but their son is positively elephantine.
他们的女儿很胖;可是儿子呢,简直像大象.
4. These elephantine oddities seem to carry a message. Each artist has an idiosyncratic eye.
这些笨拙的古怪作品好象在传达着一个信息, 即每个艺术家都有着个性化的眼睛.
5. India's current rulers, the mahouts to an elephantine state, seem at least to understand this.
印度现在的执政者, 至少应该明白这点:就是应该像一个管象人一样管理这个大象似的国家.