Flabby
“Flabby”是形容词,主要用来形容物体或身体部位缺乏紧实度、松软下垂的状态。它可以指身体肌肉松弛、缺乏锻炼,也可以形容文字或内容缺乏力度和活力。在描述葡萄酒时,它表示缺乏酸度、过于甜腻的特点。
- “After months without exercise, his muscles became flabby.” (几个月不锻炼后,他的肌肉变得松弛了。)
- “The flabby writing style failed to engage the readers.” (这种缺乏力度的写作风格无法吸引读者。)
- “She noticed her arms were getting flabby and decided to start working out.” (她注意到自己的手臂变得松弛,决定开始锻炼。)
“Flabby”可能来自中古英语,与”flap”(拍打、摆动)相关,都暗示着松软、不稳定的状态。这个词根强调缺乏固定性和紧实度的特征。
“Flabby”由词根”flab-”(松软)+ 后缀”-y”(形容词后缀,表示”具有…特征的”)构成。
在西方文化中,“flabby”常用来形容缺乏锻炼的身体,反映了对健康和体态的重视。这个词也常用于批评缺乏力度或深度的文学作品、论证或表现,体现了对质量和活力的追求。
- 名词形式: “flabbiness”(松弛、软弱)
- 比较级: “flabbier”(更松弛的)
- 最高级: “flabbiest”(最松弛的)
“Flabby”的音标是/ˈflæb.i/,可以联想”flab”(松弛的肉)+ “-y”(的),想象松弛的肉在摆动(flap)。
“Tom had been sitting at his desk for months, and his once-toned muscles became flabby. He decided it was time to change. After weeks of regular exercise, he transformed his flabby body into a strong, fit physique.” (汤姆在办公桌前坐了几个月,曾经结实的肌肉变得松弛了。他决定是时候改变了。经过几周的定期锻炼,他把松弛的身体转变成了强壮、健康的体魄。)