redolent

🇬🇧 UK/'redәulәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Having a strong, pleasant smell; strongly suggestive or reminiscent of something.

芬芳的,有浓郁气味的;令人联想到…的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
redolentother
=redolent

Common Collocations

  • 1.redolent of the past令人忆起往昔
  • 2.redolent with fragrance芬芳四溢
  • 3.[redolent atmosphere]充满气息的氛围
  • 4.redolent of nostalgia令人感到怀旧

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The old library was redolent of leather and aged paper, transporting visitors to another era.

  • 2.

    His speech was redolent of the nationalist rhetoric popular in the early twentieth century.

  • 3.

    The kitchen was redolent with the scent of freshly baked bread and cinnamon.

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