1
- (of a person) rather fat or of heavy build（人）肥胖的; 壮实的：
stout middle-aged men.
肥胖的中年男子。
1.1
- (of an object) strong and thick（物体）结实的; 厚实的：
Billy had armed himself with a stout stick
比利手持一根粗大的棍子作武器
stout walking boots.
结实的步行靴。
2
- (of an act, quality, or person) brave and determined（行动、品质、人）勇敢的; 坚决的; 不妥协的：
he put up a stout defence in court.
在法庭上他作了坚决的辩护。
派生词
stoutish
adjectivestoutly
adverbstoutness
noun词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French dialect, of West Germanic origin; perhaps related to STILT. The noun （late 17th cent.） originally denoted any strong beer and is probably elliptical for stout ale.