rotund的词源

英文词源

rotund (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1705, from Latin rotundus "rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel," from rota "wheel" (see rotary). Earlier was rotound (1610s); rotounde (early 15c.). Meaning "full-toned style of oratory" (1830) is after Horace's ore rotundo in "Poetics."

中文词源

rotund:(指人)圆胖的

它和round(圆的)都来自拉丁语rotundus(圆的);词根rot指“滚动,转动”,-und为后缀,所以在round中,ro-是词根rot的简略。同根词还有rotate(轮流;使旋转),rotary(旋转的),rotiform(轮状的),rota(值班表)等。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版:rotund 词源,rotund 含义。

rotund:圆的,圆胖的

来自拉丁语 rota,轮子,词源同 round,roll,rotate.-und,形容词后缀。引申词义圆的,圆胖的。