curvaceous
UK/kә:'veiʃәs/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Having an attractively shapely figure with pronounced curves
曲线优美的；体态丰满迷人的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcurve + -aceous ('full of, abounding in') = 'full of curves.' Though the parts look general, the word has narrowed almost entirely to describing an attractively shapely (usually female) figure — you describe a body as curvaceous, not a winding road.
Root curv still carries 3 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.a curvaceous figure曲线优美的身材
- 2.curvaceous curves丰满的曲线
- 3.a curvaceous body丰满的身体
Example Sentences
- 1.
The dress was designed to flatter a curvaceous figure.
- 2.
She admired the curvaceous lines of the vintage sports car.
- 3.
The magazine celebrated models of every shape, including curvaceous ones.