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单词 leonine
释义
leoninele‧o‧nine /ˈliːənaɪn/ adjective literary Word Origin
WORD ORIGINleonine
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin leoninus, from leo; LEO
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a leonine mane of hair
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He made toys that parodied her innocent amusements and those of her brothers and she trembled when he raised his leonine voice.
  • He took a second to raise the visor of his leonine helmet.
  • His leonine aspect and the mischievous twinkle in his eye made his appearance as arresting as his personality.
  • His appearance only enhanced his reputation, a leonine head, steel-grey hair, sharp, shrewd eyes.
  • The dentist had a fine leonine head, the hair fair and abundant.
like a lion in character or appearance
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