rotund
/rəʊˈtʌnd/adjective
1- (of a person) large and plump(人)圆胖的。
1.1
- round or spherical圆形的, 球形的:
huge stoves held great rotund cauldrons.
庞大的炉子上托着大圆锅。
1.2
- figurative (of speech or literary style) indulging in grandiloquent expression〈喻〉(言语, 文体)浮夸的, 华丽的。
派生词
rotundity
nounrotundly
adverb词源
late 15th cent.: from Latin rotundus, from rotare 'rotate'.