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capacious

英 [kə'peɪʃəs] 美[kə'peʃəs]
  • adj. 宽敞的;广阔的;容积大的

GRE畅通词汇

助记提示


1、cap + -acious(复合后缀:-ace, -ous).
2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.
3、含义:able to contain.

英文词源


capacious (adj.)
1610s, "able to contain," from Latin capax (genitive capacis) "able to take in," from capere "to take" (see capable) + -ous. Meaning "able to hold much" is from 1630s. Related: Capaciously; capaciousness.

双语例句


1. People is chickenshit, heart is capacious.
人是渺小的,心灵是广阔的。

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2. The private barber parlor was in an annex adjoining a capacious bathroom.
这个私人理发室设在与宽敞的浴室毗邻的一个小间里.

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3. Gradually his capacious chin encroached upon the borders of the white cravat.
他的广阔的下巴逐渐侵占了白领带的边界.

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4. The initial thrust must come in the region of a capacious harbor.
开始时,进攻的矛头必定是一个吞吐量大的港口.

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5. His forehead is capacious and high, but square and heavy and unpleasantly shining.
他脑门子又阔又高, 四四方方,显得很迟钝,而且亮晃晃的,叫人很不愉快.

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