Word · Frequency #23027
portly
/ˈpɔːrtli/
adjective
发福；富态
核心释义
委婉语，用于礼貌地形容人胖。
euphemism for fat
- 1.
微胖的；矮胖的；超重的。
Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
- 2.
“胖”的委婉说法
euphemisms for `fat'
微胖的；矮胖的；超重的。；“胖”的委婉说法；富态
用法In use
The portly gentleman smiled and offered his seat to the young mother.
用法提示：portly 是形容词，作定语修饰 gentleman，委婉地表示“发福的、胖的”。
Since he started working from home, my neighbor has become noticeably portly.
用法提示：portly 在句中作表语，和 become 连用，表示“变得发福”。
Of the two guides, the portlier one carried our bags up the mountain path.
用法提示：portlier 是 portly 的比较级，在句中作定语修饰 one，表示“更胖的、更发福的”。
men are portly and women are stout
portly + noun
portly 常作定语，修饰人，语气委婉。
A portly man sat by the window.
一位富态的男子坐在窗边。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- portly gentleman
- 身材发福的绅士
- A portly gentleman sat alone in the corner, sipping his tea.一位身材发福的绅士独自坐在角落里，小口喝着茶。
- portly figure
- 富态的身材
- She tried to hide her portly figure under a loose dress.她试着用宽松的连衣裙遮掩自己富态的身材。
- portly frame
- 胖大的身躯
- The armchair creaked under his portly frame.扶手椅在他胖大的身躯下吱嘎作响。
- portly man
- 发福的男子
- The portly man smiled as he ordered dessert.那个发福的男子笑着点了甜品。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
portly 开头像 port（港口），想象港口边一位挺着大肚子、富态十足的绅士，胖得很有派头。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式描写、文学作品、形容体面或年长男性 portly 是 fat 的委婉说法，多用于正式或文学性描述，常形容中年男性或体面人物的富态身材。日常口语中不太常见，比较多见于书面语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 portly 押韵的有 courtly /ˈkɔrtli/ 和 shortly /ˈʃɔrtli/；partly /ˈpɑrtli/ 和 smartly /ˈsmɑrtli/ 拼写相似（都以 -tly 结尾），但元音不同（/ɑr/ 而非 /ɔr/），并不押韵。
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