accumbent
accumbent — 形容詞
- accumbentpositive
- more accumbentcomparative
- most accumbentsuperlative
1. half lying down, supported on one side or by the elbow, as when resting while ea
斜倚；斜臥
半躺半靠、以手肘或側身支撐的姿勢
half lying down, supported on one side or by the elbow, as when resting while eating.
At the party, Eitan sat accumbent on cushions, one elbow beside his plate.
派對上，Eitan 斜倚在靠墊上，一隻手肘放在盤子旁。
accumbent + on [furniture]: a relaxed, half-lying posture
Élise painted a dinner scene with guests accumbent around a long table.
Élise 畫了一幅晚餐場景，賓客斜倚在長桌四周。
noun + accumbent: guests in a reclining pose at a meal
The old statue shows a man accumbent on a couch, holding a cup.
這尊舊雕像呈現一名男子斜臥在長椅上，手裡拿著杯子。
After dinner, the accumbent guests rested on one elbow and chatted beside the fire.
晚餐後，斜倚著的賓客以一隻手肘支撐身體，在爐火旁聊天。
Anjali sketched the accumbent figure of a tired traveler stretched out under a tree.
Anjali 素描了一名疲倦旅人斜臥在樹下的身影。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: here the word describes a person's posture, while sense 2 describes one thing resting against another.
2. leaning on another thing, or lying flat and close along its surface.
緊貼；倚靠
平貼或倚靠在另一物表面上
leaning on another thing, or lying flat and close along its surface.
Under the microscope, Esteban saw tiny accumbent scales lying flat on the moth's wing.
在顯微鏡下，Esteban 看到飛蛾翅膀上細小的鱗片緊貼著翅面。
accumbent + noun: scales pressed flat on a surface
Cold wind blew, but the sparrow's feathers stayed accumbent, lying flat against its small body.
寒風吹來，麻雀的羽毛依然緊貼，平平地靠在小小的身體上。
A long, accumbent branch rested against the wall of Hassan's garden shed.
一根長長的樹枝倚靠在 Hassan 家花園工具棚的牆上。
accumbent + against/on a support
The accumbent hairs on the leaf lay smooth and flat against its surface.
葉子上的細毛緊貼在葉面上，平整而光滑。
The accumbent ladder rested against the wall while Vivek climbed to the roof.
梯子倚靠在牆邊，Vivek 爬上了屋頂。
用法筆記
Describes a thing, not a person's posture; compare sense 1. It covers small parts lying close to a surface, such as insect wing scales.