基本词汇
adj.高的;崇高的;高尚的;傲慢的
副词: loftily 比较级: loftier 最高级: loftiest 名词: loftiness
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1. 崇高的;高尚的
A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable.
lofty
e.g. It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals...
这是一家创办伊始抱有雄心壮志的银行。
e.g. Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
尽管身处混乱之中,他却怀有崇高的目标。
2. (建筑物)巍峨的,高耸的;(房间)屋顶高的
A lofty building or room is very high.
e.g. ...a light, lofty apartment in the suburbs of Salzburg...
位于萨尔茨堡市郊的一间采光好、屋顶高的公寓
e.g. Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.
维多利亚式房屋屋顶高耸,房间布局凌乱,因此可能会显得较为阴冷。
3. 傲慢的;高傲的
If you say that someone behaves in a lofty way, you are critical of them for behaving in a proud and rather unpleasant way, as if they think they are very important.
e.g. ...the lofty disdain he often expresses for his profession.
他常在言语间流露出来的、对其职业不屑一顾的傲慢态度
e.g. ...lofty contempt.
倨傲不屑
1. 傲慢的:loftsman 放样员 | lofty 傲慢的 | log cabin 小木屋
2. 高的,高尚的,高傲的:locomotive 移动的,引起运动的 | lofty 高的,高尚的,高傲的 | logical 合乎逻辑的
3. lofty的意思
3. 高远的:loft 楼厢 | lofty 高远的 | log 圆形木材
4. 崇高的;高级的:literacy 有文化;有读写能力 | lofty 崇高的;高级的 | loom 织布机 ;隐现
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经典引文
Heir to one of the loftiest of the English peerages.
出自:E. JenkinsThose who have set themselves lofty goals and had great expectations.
出自:E. Jones词义讲解
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