lithe

IPA/laɪð/
KK[lˈaɪð]IPA/laɪð/

lithe — 形容詞

  • lithepositive
  • lithercomparative
  • lithestsuperlative

1. describes a body or way of moving that is gracefully slim and can bend or turn w

1.形容詞B2
釋義

柔軟優美

身體柔韌、動作輕盈優美

describes a body or way of moving that is gracefully slim and can bend or turn with ease, suggesting a youthful, fit, or athletic quality — for example, a dancer's figure, a cat's movements, or a swimmer's physique.

例句

Haruka's lithe figure moved through the yoga poses with perfect balance and control.

Haruka 那柔軟優美的身軀以完美的平衡和控制,在瑜伽動作中流暢移動。

lithe figure + graceful movement

Vikram leaped across the stage, his lithe body landing silently on the wooden floor.

Vikram 躍過舞台,他那柔韌的身體無聲地落在木地板上。

lithe body + silent landing

常見搭配
  • lithe body
  • lithe figure
  • lithe frame
  • lithe limbs
  • lithe movements
  • lithe dancer
  • lithe gymnast
  • lithe cat
  • tall and lithe
  • lean and lithe
同義詞
  • supple

    focuses on flexibility gained through training; more neutral than lithe

  • limber

    emphasises the ability to bend freely, often after warming up

  • willowy

    suggests tall, thin build that bends gracefully, often for women

  • lissom

    close synonym but more literary or poetic; less common in everyday speech

反義詞
  • stiff

    opposite in flexibility

  • clumsy

    opposite in gracefulness

  • rigid

    opposite in both flexibility and grace

用法筆記

Commonly describes the whole body or physique of a person or animal rather than temporary states. Used almost exclusively for living creatures — inanimate objects are described as flexible or supple, not lithe.

常見錯誤

The bamboo stick was lithe and easy to bend.
The bamboo stick was flexible and easy to bend.
Lithe describes living, moving bodies, not inanimate materials.
After stretching for ten minutes I felt very lithe.
After stretching for ten minutes I felt very limber.
For the temporary feeling of looseness after exercise, 'limber' is the natural choice.

同根字

  • lithely
    副詞C1
  • litheness
    名詞C2
  • lissom
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

常用片語

  • tall and lithe
  • lean and lithe
  • lithe and graceful
  • long and lithe
  • slim and lithe