记忆方法
1、形容"人或细长物高"：tall man 高个儿男人、tall building 高楼。tall 侧重瘦高，high 侧重位置高，两者对人不能互换。
2、古英语 getæl 原义"敏捷、勇敢"，一路演变到"英俊"再到"高个"，和 tale（故事）、talk（讲话）、tell（讲述）同源。近义：lofty（宏伟壮丽的高，书面）、high（高出地面，与 low 相对，不用于人）、tall（仅指人/细长物的"高"）。
3、英音 /tɔːl/ 里 a 拉长的"哦"、美音 /tɑːl/ 里 a 拉长的"啊"；都是长元音 + 尾 l。别按 tick 那种短音读。拼写 t-a-l-l，双写 l 收尾。
2、古英语 getæl 原义"敏捷、勇敢"，一路演变到"英俊"再到"高个"，和 tale（故事）、talk（讲话）、tell（讲述）同源。近义：lofty（宏伟壮丽的高，书面）、high（高出地面，与 low 相对，不用于人）、tall（仅指人/细长物的"高"）。
3、英音 /tɔːl/ 里 a 拉长的"哦"、美音 /tɑːl/ 里 a 拉长的"啊"；都是长元音 + 尾 l。别按 tick 那种短音读。拼写 t-a-l-l，双写 l 收尾。
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词族 · tall
词形变化
中文词源
tall 高的
来自中古英语 tall,漂亮的，英俊的，谦和的，来自 Proto-Germanic*talaz,温和的，温顺的， 来自 PIE*del,瞄准，计算，思考，词源同 tale,talk.后引申词义长得高的。词义演变比较 hand,handsome.
英语词源
- tall
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tall: [14] The ancestral meaning of tall is ‘quick’. It is a descendant of Old English getæl ‘quick, ready’, whose relatives included Old Frisian tel and Old High German gizal ‘quick’, and which may go back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base *tal- (source of English tale, talk, and tell). By the time of its re-emergence in Middle English it was being used for ‘brave, bold’, but the modern sense ‘of great height’ did not develop until the 16th century.
- tall (adj.)
- "high in stature," 1520s, probably from Middle English tal "handsome, good-looking; valiant; lively in speech; large, big; humble, meek," from Old English getæl "prompt, active," from Germanic *(ge)-tala- (cognates: Old High German gi-zal "quick," Gothic un-tals "indocile"). Main modern sense "being of more than average height (and slim in proportion to height)" probably evolved out of earlier meanings "brave, valiant, seemly, proper" (c. 1400), "attractive, handsome" (late 14c.).
Sense evolution is "remarkable" [OED], but adjectives applied to persons can wander far in meaning (such as pretty, buxom, German klein "small, little," which in Middle High German meant the same as its English cognate clean (adj.)). Meaning "having a (defined) height," whether lofty or not is from 1580s. Meaning "exaggerated" (as in tall tale) is American English colloquial attested by 1846. Phrase tall, dark, and handsome is recorded from 1906. Related: Tallness.
权威例句
- 1. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair.
- 他是个瘦高个，头发灰白。
- 2. Lovett was a tall, commanding man with a waxed gray mustache.
- 洛维特是个威严的高个男人，蓄着灰白的八字胡。
- 3. The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass.
- 窗户外边是一块草地，高高的草随风摇摆。
- 4. I'm only 5ft tall, and I look younger than my age.
- 我才5英尺高，显得比实际年龄小。
- 5. He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier.
- 他和皮特差不多高，但更瘦。
词语辨析
【lofty, high, tall】
这组词都有“高的”的意思，其区别是：
lofty: 书面用词，指外观宏伟壮丽的高耸物；用于指思想或目的时，表示崇高。贬义指 态高傲。
high: 普通用词，指本身高出地面之上，与low相对，不用于人。也可指程度、地位、声音等的高，还可作引申用。
tall: 仅指人或物的高度，指物的“高”时，可与high换用。
这组词都有“高的”的意思，其区别是：
lofty: 书面用词，指外观宏伟壮丽的高耸物；用于指思想或目的时，表示崇高。贬义指 态高傲。
high: 普通用词，指本身高出地面之上，与low相对，不用于人。也可指程度、地位、声音等的高，还可作引申用。
tall: 仅指人或物的高度，指物的“高”时，可与high换用。