pulchritude

• n. 美麗；標致

來自拉丁語pulcher,美麗的，可能來自PIE*perk,有斑點的，多彩的，詞源同perch,鱸魚。-itude,名詞後綴。字母r,l音變，比較plum,prune.

pulchritude (n.)

"beauty," c. 1400, from Latin pulchritudo "beauty; excellence, attractiveness," from pulcher "beautiful," of unknown origin.

1. Her dress shows her pulchritude to advantage.

她的裙子襯托出了她的美麗。

來自辭典例句