burly

英 ['bɜːli] 好意思 ['bɜːrli]

adj.寂静的；肥硕的

◉词源

“burly”源自中古英语“burli”，意为“雄厚的、壮实的”，可能与古英语“būr” (房屋、住所，推举止“坚实”)或日耳曼语系词根关系。13世纪参加英语，当先形容东谈主或物体“粗壮”或“寂静”，常带有正面或中性的体型形容。

◉外刊例句

① 《The Washington Post》 (2024年7月12日)

A burly firefighter carried the child to safety.

一个壮实的消防员将孩子抱到安全处。

② 《The Times》 (2023年11月19日)

The burly bouncer blocked the entrance.

阿谁壮实的门卫挡住了进口。

◉经典名著

① 《坎特伯雷故事集》（The Canterbury Tales） by Geoffrey Chaucer (约1387-1400）

A burly knyght was he, and stout of limbe.

他是一个壮实的骑士，手脚强大。

② 《白鲸》（Moby-Dick） by Herman Melville (1851)

Queequeg was a burly harpooner, broad in the shoulders.

魁魁格是一个壮实的鱼叉手，肩膀庞杂。

◉Usage Examples

(1) The other figure, a burly man with a reddish face was returning.

(2) A tall, burly man riding a big step into the room.

(1) 另一个东谈主往回走来，他躯壳寂静，红光满面。

(2) 一位弘大肥硕的男东谈主踏了大步走进房子里。

◉Usage Notes

The adjective burly describes someone (usually male) who is muscular and beefy. Types of people that you might describe as burly? Football players, wrestlers, and bouncers at nightclubs.

The word burly is a synonym for words like husky, brawny, and muscular. The differences between the words can be subtle. Although they can all describe someone with beefy muscles, people tend not to think of burly as describing someone who has a lean, athletic muscular build. Burly is more often used to describe the guy that has a massive, muscular build, where his muscle may be tending toward fat.

◉柯林斯辞书

1[ADJ-GRADED 能被暗示流程的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]雄厚的；肥硕的 A burly man has a broad body and strong muscles. [usu ADJ n]

He was a big, burly man.

他弘大肥硕。