单词 | capacious |
释义 | capacious From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcapaciousca‧pa‧cious /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ adjective formalBIGable to contain a lot a capacious suitcase —capaciousness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuscapacious• The rugged and capacious airframe offers plenty of scope for civilian operators.• The van was capacious and he decided to fill up the space with a couple of sacks of fuel.• With what amazement and pleasure we talked and laughed and wept as we flooded that capacious boulevard.• From this pseudo-grandeur, a curving stairway ascends to eight capacious galleries.• It demands long leg bones, powerful muscles, capacious lungs.• The front door of the capacious old mansion stood open.• I give him the keyring which he glances at briefly before putting it in the capacious pocket of his rough shirt.• a capacious theaterOrigin capacious (1600-1700) Latin capax, from capere; → CAPABLE |
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