portly

portly

英 ['pɔːtlɪ]
　　美 ['pɔrtli]

adj. 肥胖的；魁偉的
　　n. 肥胖的人；特大號服裝

中文詞源：

portly 肥胖的，粗壯的

來自拉丁語portare,攜帶，詞源同port,porter.引申詞義有重量的，肥胖的。

例句：

1. He wore a belted raincoat that accentuated his portly middle.
他穿著一件系腰帶的雨衣，使他發福的腰身更加顯眼。

2. The word'portly'connotes dignity.
‘Portly ’ 一字隱含[威嚴]之意.

3. Portly and stout are sometimes used as polite terms to describe fatness.
Portly和stout有時用作描述肥胖的禮貌用詞.

4. Instantly the portly lady's face became exceedingly sober and shrewd.
立刻,這位胖夫人的臉色變得極其嚴肅和精明.

5. " I won't,'said the portly woman.
“ 不會的, " 胖夫人說.