capacious
英[k?'pe???s]
美[k?'pe??s]
- adj. 寬敞的；廣闊的；容積大的
助記提示
1、cap + -acious(復(fù)合后綴：-ace, -ous).
2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.
3、含義：able to contain.
英文詞源
- capacious (adj.)
- 1610s, "able to contain," from Latin capax (genitive capacis) "able to take in," from capere "to take" (see capable) + -ous. Meaning "able to hold much" is from 1630s. Related: Capaciously; capaciousness.
雙語例句
- 1. People is chickenshit, heart is capacious.
- 人是渺小的，心靈是廣闊的。
來自辭典例句
- 2. The private barber parlor was in an annex adjoining a capacious bathroom.
- 這個私人理發(fā)室設(shè)在與寬敞的浴室毗鄰的一個小間里.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Gradually his capacious chin encroached upon the borders of the white cravat.
- 他的廣闊的下巴逐漸侵占了白領(lǐng)帶的邊界.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The initial thrust must come in the region of a capacious harbor.
- 開始時,進(jìn)攻的矛頭必定是一個吞吐量大的港口.
來自辭典例句
- 5. His forehead is capacious and high, but square and heavy and unpleasantly shining.
- 他腦門子又闊又高, 四四方方,顯得很遲鈍,而且亮晃晃的,叫人很不愉快.
來自辭典例句