portly

• adj. 肥胖的；魁偉的
• n. 肥胖的人；特大號服裝

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

portly

portly: see port

portly (adj.)

early 15c., "stately, dignified," from port (n.3) "bearing, carriage" + -ly (1). Meaning "stout" is first recorded 1590s.

1. He wore a belted raincoat that accentuated his portly middle.

他穿著一件係腰帶的雨衣，使他發福的腰身更加顯眼。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The word'portly'connotes dignity.

‘Portly ’ 一字隱含[威嚴]之意.

來自辭典例句

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.

來自互聯網

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.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. " I won't,'said the portly woman.

“ 不會的, " 胖夫人說.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹