lofty
英 ['lɒftɪ]
美['lɔfti]
- adj. 高的；崇高的；高级的；高傲的
- n. (Lofty)人名；(英)洛夫蒂
词态变化
比较级: loftier;最高级: loftiest;副词: loftily;名词: loftiness;
助记提示
1. lift => loft => lofty.
中文词源
lofty 高耸的，崇高的
来自loft,高空，阁楼，引申词义高耸的，崇高的。
英文词源
- lofty (adj.)
- "exalted, of high rank," early 15c.; also "with a high purpose," from loft + -y (2). From early 14c. as a surname. Literal sense of "high" is attested from 1580s. Related: Loftily; loftiness.
双语例句
- 1. Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.
- 维多利亚式房屋屋顶高耸，房间布局凌乱，因此可能会显得较为阴冷。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The room was light and lofty compared with our Tudor ones.
- 跟我们都铎风格的房间比起来，这个房间显得素雅而大气。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. A mackerel sky and mares'tails make lofty ships carry low sails.
- 鱼鳞天,马尾云,大船降帆莫航行.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. I didn't like her lofty treatment of her visitors.
- 我不喜欢她那样傲慢地对待来访者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Lofty derricks dot the landscape in an oil field.
- 高耸的井架点缀着油田的景色.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》