| 单词 | alimentary |
| 释义 | alimentary (once / 8118 pages) adj Use the adjective alimentary to describe something that provides nourishment, like an alimentary meal of vegetable soup and whole-grain bread. Alimentary comes from the Latin word alimentum which means "nourishment." If something nourishes you, it helps you thrive and even grow stronger. So, alimentary foods are those that offer good nutrition to keep you going, like a bowl of oatmeal with walnuts and raisins. Not alimentary? A chocolate donut — though it may be delicious. WORD FAMILYaliment: alimentary, alimentation, alimented, aliments+/alimentation: hyperalimentation USAGE EXAMPLESAlimentary, My Dear Watson If you’re approaching your sixth decade and dreading the obligatory colonoscopy, FiveThirtyEight has some good news for you. Wall Street Journal(Aug 03, 2016) My alimentary canal got a lot of traffic this week. Washington Post(May 13, 2016) Everywhere was the grim look of men coming to terms with alimentary overload. Washington Post(Jul 12, 2015) adj of or providing nourishment Syn alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive wholesome conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being |
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