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oval

英 ['əʊv(ə)l]美 ['ovl]

adj. 橢圓的；卵形的

n. 橢圓形；卵形

n. (Oval)人名；(法)奧瓦爾

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記憶方法

1. ov- "egg" + -al.
2. => egg-shaped.

中文詞源

oval 卵形的

來自拉丁語ovum,卵，蛋，來自PIE*oyyo,卵，蛋，詞源同egg.

英語詞源

oval (adj.)

1570s, from Modern Latin ovalis

"egg-shaped" (source of French oval, 1540s), literally "of or pertaining to an egg," from Latin ovum "egg" (see ovary). The classical Latin word was ovatus.

oval (n.)

1560s, from Middle French ovalle "oval figure," from Medieval Latin ovalis (see oval (adj.)).

權威例句

1. Congress is waiting to see how the Oval Office will react.

國會正觀望總統方面的反應。

2. The shape of the earth is an oval.

地球的形狀是個橢圓形.

3. The leaf is oval in shape.

葉呈橢圓形.

4. The clock stands on an oval marble base, enclosed by a glass dome.

鍾放在橢圓形的大理石基座上，外罩玻璃罩。

5. The President's address tonight from the Oval Office is a curtain-raiser for the economic policy message set for delivery to Congress on Wednesday.

美國總統今晚於總統辦公室發表的講話是將於週三提交國會的經濟政策的前奏。

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