| 单词 | lithe |
| 释义 | lithe (once / 1710 pages) adj Have you ever seen people who can bend so easily, they can touch their heels to the back of their heads? That person is, in a word, lithe. Lithe comes to us from Old English and originally meant "mild, meek." As a meek person bends to the will of others, the meaning of lithe has broadened to flexible and even graceful. Think of a dancer or the ease of a sleek cat when you think of lithe. You can use it to describe a person or the way someone moves. WORD FAMILYlithe: lithely, litheness, lither, lithesome, lithest+/lithesome: lithesomely USAGE EXAMPLESRobinson, a lithe shooting guard with a quick release, spent one year at Williams, an N.C.A.A. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) His customarily lithe bass-baritone skews here toward an inky, glowering darkness, and his interpretation throughout is freighted with tragic import. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) In the era of hip-hop yoga and handstands on Instagram, it’s easy to associate yoga with impossibly lithe and limber young people. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) adj moving and bending with ease Syn lissom, lissome, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike graceful characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution |
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