aquiline

🇬🇧 UK/'ækwәlain/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Resembling an eagle; (of a nose) curved or hooked like an eagle's beak.

鹰钩状的,似鹰的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
aquilroot
+
ineof, relating to, resembling
=aquiline

Common Collocations

  • 1.aquiline nose鹰钩鼻

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He had an aquiline nose that gave him a distinguished appearance.

  • 2.

    The aquiline profile of the eagle made it an unmistakable silhouette.

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