fullness
/ˈfʊlnɪs/(亦作fulness)
noun
mass noun
1
- the state of being filled to capacity装满, 充满:
scores of tins in different states of fullness.
许多只装得不一样满的铁皮罐。
1.1
- the state of having eaten enough or more than enough and feeling full up饱; (肚)胀。
1.2
- the state of being complete or whole完全, 完整:
the honesty and fullness of the information they provide.
他们提供的信息的真实性和完整性。
1.3
- (in or alluding to biblical use) all that is contained in the world(圣经或典出圣经用语)世上的万物:
God's green earth in all its fullness is for the people.
绿色的大地和大地上的一切都是上帝赐予人类的。
2
- (of a person's body or part of it) the state of being filled out so as to produce a rounded shape(人体或人体某部分的)丰满, 圆鼓鼓:
the childish fullness of his cheeks.
他那圆鼓鼓的孩儿脸。
2.1
- (of a garment or the hair) the condition of having been cut or designed to give a full shape(服装裁剪或发型设计产生的)全形展示效果。
2.2
- richness or intensity of flavour, sound, or colour(味道的)浓郁; (声音的)圆润; (颜色的)浓, 深:
the champagne is a fine example of mature fullness and ripeness.
这种香槟酒是成熟的浓郁和芳醇的范例。
短语
the fullness of one's (或the) heart
- poetic/literary overwhelming emotion〈诗/文〉不可抗拒的感情。
in the fullness of time
- after a due length of time has elapsed; eventually到时候, 在适当的时候; 最终:
he'll tell us in the fullness of time.
到时候他会告诉我们的。