redolent: [14] Etymologically, something that is redolent of something ‘smells’ of it. The word comes ultimately from Latin olēre ‘smell’, which was derived from the same base as produced English odour. Combination with the prefix re- ‘back’ resulted in redolēre ‘emit a smell’, from whose present participle English gets redolent. The Latin word was mainly used to convey the notion ‘smelling of something’, and this lies behind the English word’s metaphorical use for ‘suggestive, reminiscent, evocative’, first recorded in the early 19th century. => odour
redolent (adj.)
c. 1400, from Old French redolent "emitting an odor" and directly from Latin redolentem (moninative redolens), present participle of redolere "emit a scent, diffuse odor," from red-, intensive prefix (see re-), + olere "give off a smell" (see odor).
雙語例句
1. an atmosphere redolent of the sea and ships
讓人聯(lián)想起大海和船只的氛圍
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The kitchen was redolent of onions.
廚房里滿是洋蔥味.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The castle is redolent of the past.
那城堡使人懷古.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. His image is redolent of the smell of old leather, old money and class.
他的形象使人聯(lián)想起舊皮革的氣味 、 舊鈔票和等級.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. We entered a dark cavern redolent with manly scents — gun oil and cigar smoke and boot polish.