Muscly
“Muscly” 是 “muscle” 的口语形容词形式,意思和 “muscular” 或 “muscled” 相同,但更常用于日常对话。
- “He’s been working out a lot and is looking quite muscly now.” (他一直在高强度锻炼,现在看起来肌肉很发达。)
- “The new gym instructor is a very muscly guy.” (新来的健身教练是个肌肉非常强壮的家伙。)
- “She prefers a lean look to a very muscly one.” (比起肌肉发达的体型,她更喜欢精瘦的体型。)
见 “muscled”。
- 词根: “muscle”,意为“肌肉”。
- 后缀: “-y”,形容词后缀。
“Muscly” 听起来比 “muscular” 稍微不那么正式。在称赞朋友的身材时,“muscly” 是一个很自然的选择。
- 比较级: musclier
- 最高级: muscliest
“muscle” (肌肉) + “y” (的)。直接记忆。
“My older brother is very muscly because he spends all his free time lifting weights. He even carries the heavy groceries with just one hand, showing off his big arms to make us laugh.” (我哥哥肌肉很发达,因为他把所有业余时间都花在举重上。他甚至只用一只手提沉重的杂货,炫耀他的大胳膊逗我们笑。)