(形容词)纤细柔美、姿态轻盈的;(常指人或树枝)像柳树一样细长而柔软。也可泛指“苗条而优雅”。
/ˈwɪloʊi/
She had a willowy figure and moved quietly through the room.
她身材纤细柔美,悄然穿过房间。
In the moonlight, the willowy branches swayed over the river, giving the whole scene a calm, dreamlike feeling.
月光下,细长柔软的枝条在河面上摇曳,让整个景象显得宁静而如梦。
“Willowy”来自 willow(柳树)+ 形容词后缀 -y,原意是“像柳树一样的”。柳树给人“细长、柔韧、轻盈”的印象,因此该词常用来形容体态或姿态的优雅纤细。