oval
英 ['??v(?)l]
美['ovl]
- adj. 橢圓的；卵形的
- n. 橢圓形；卵形
- n. (Oval)人名；(法)奧瓦爾
CET4TEM4IELTS考研TOEFLCET6中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?ovals;
助記提示
1. ov- "egg" + -al.
2. => egg-shaped.
2. => egg-shaped.
中文詞源
oval 卵形的
來自拉丁語ovum,卵，蛋，來自PIE*oyyo,卵，蛋，詞源同egg.
英文詞源
- oval (adj.)
- 1570s, from Modern Latin ovalis "egg-shaped" (source of French oval, 1540s), literally "of or pertaining to an egg," from Latin ovum "egg" (see ovary). The classical Latin word was ovatus.
- oval (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French ovalle "oval figure," from Medieval Latin ovalis (see oval (adj.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Congress is waiting to see how the Oval Office will react.
- 國會正觀望總統(tǒng)方面的反應。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The shape of the earth is an oval.
- 地球的形狀是個橢圓形.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The leaf is oval in shape.
- 葉呈橢圓形.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. The clock stands on an oval marble base, enclosed by a glass dome.
- 鐘放在橢圓形的大理石基座上，外罩玻璃罩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The President's address tonight from the Oval Office is a curtain-raiser for the economic policy message set for delivery to Congress on Wednesday.
- 美國總統(tǒng)今晚于總統(tǒng)辦公室發(fā)表的講話是將于周三提交國會的經(jīng)濟政策的前奏。
來自柯林斯例句