elephantine
gb/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin/ us/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin/
C1
إنجليزي
hatalmas, monumentális, nehézkes, otromba, elefántszerű, elefantiázisszerű
C1
1
hatalmas
A2
monumentális
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
[an] elephantine [object/body/structure]
The hotel lobby was dominated by an elephantine marble staircase.
A szálloda előcsarnokát egy monumentális márványlépcső uralta.
He lugged an elephantine suitcase up three flights of stairs.
Egy hatalmas bőröndöt cipelt fel három emeletnyi lépcsőn.
The report grew into an elephantine document no one wanted to read.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The sofa is elephantine and hard to move.
A kanapé hatalmas, és nehéz megmozdítani.
They built an elephantine statue in the square.
Egy hatalmas szobrot állítottak a téren.
غلطة شائعة:
Used mainly in formal or literary descriptions; for everyday speech, learners often choose big, huge, or massive instead.
المعنى
extremely large and heavy
تراكيب شائعة
elephantine size
|elephantine proportions
|elephantine bulk
|elephantine frame
|elephantine statue
|elephantine monument
|elephantine machinery
|elephantine volume
|elephantine building
|elephantine figure
مرادفات
massive (Common and neutral; less vivid than elephantine.)
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enormous (Emphasizes great size; not specifically heavy.)
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hulking (Suggests a big, heavy, awkward shape.)
أضداد
tiny (Opposite in size.)
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slender (Opposite in overall bulk.)
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lightweight (Opposite in heaviness.)
مواضيع
describing_people
|describing_things
|size
التعريف
very big and heavy
Very large, heavy, and solid-looking.
C1
2
نمط الاستخدام:
elephantine [gait/steps/movements/manner]
In his elephantine boots, he clattered up the stairs.
Nehézkes csizmájában csattogva ment fel a lépcsőn.
The dancer’s elephantine movements drew a few laughs from the crowd.
A táncos nehézkes mozdulatai néhány nevetést váltottak ki a közönségből.
Her writing has an elephantine pace, slow and difficult to get through.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
He walked with an elephantine gait.
Nehézkes járással ment.
The robot moved in an elephantine way.
A robot mozgása nehézkes volt.
غلطة شائعة:
Elephantine can suggest clumsiness, not just size; it may sound critical when describing a person.
المعنى
clumsy and slow-moving
تراكيب شائعة
elephantine gait
|elephantine steps
|elephantine movements
|elephantine manner
|elephantine approach
|elephantine dancing
|elephantine grace
|elephantine stride
مرادفات
lumbering (Strongly focuses on heavy, awkward movement.)
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ungainly (Emphasizes lack of grace; not necessarily slow.)
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ponderous (Suggests slow heaviness in movement or style; often formal.)
أضداد
nimble (Opposite in quick, light movement.)
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graceful (Opposite in elegance of movement.)
مواضيع
movement
|behavior
|description
التعريف
moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way
Awkward, heavy, and slow in movement or manner.
C2
3
elefántszerű
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
elephantine [ears/skin/features]
The mask had elephantine ears and a long painted trunk.
A maszknak elefántszerű fülei és hosszú, festett ormánya volt.
The creature’s elephantine skin was thick and deeply wrinkled.
A lény elefántszerű bőre vastag és mélyen ráncos volt.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The costume has elephantine ears.
A jelmeznek elefántszerű fülei vannak.
غلطة شائعة:
This sense is less common than the figurative ‘very large/heavy’ sense.
المعنى
like an elephant in form
تراكيب شائعة
elephantine ears
|elephantine skin
|elephantine features
|elephantine head
|elephantine profile
مرادفات
elephant-like (More direct and transparent; less formal.)
مواضيع
animals
|appearance
|description
التعريف
looking like an elephant
Resembling an elephant in appearance or features.
C2
TECHNICAL
4
نمط الاستخدام:
elephantine [leg/limb/swelling]
The clinician noted elephantine swelling of the lower leg.
A klinikus a lábszár elefantiázisszerű duzzanatát észlelte.
The report described an elephantine enlargement of the affected limb.
A jelentés az érintett végtag elefantiázisszerű megnagyobbodását írta le.
غلطة شائعة:
Rare outside medical contexts; don’t use it for ordinary swelling.
المعنى
abnormally swollen or enlarged
تراكيب شائعة
elephantine leg
|elephantine limb
|elephantine swelling
|elephantine enlargement
مرادفات
edematous (Technical term meaning swollen with fluid; less figurative.)
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grossly enlarged (Clinical phrasing; less metaphorical.)
أضداد
normal (Not enlarged or swollen.)
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unswollen (Specifically the opposite of swollen.)
مواضيع
health
|medicine
التعريف
very swollen (medical)
Marked by unusual enlargement or swelling, especially of a limb, resembling elephantiasis.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
elephantine
IPA
GB/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin/
US/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin/
المقاطع والنبر
ele - phant - ine (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ine)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: elephantine
عيلة الكلمة
Core family
elephant
noun A1
تعبيرات
elephantine memory
1/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin mˈɛmɚi/
fixed phrase
very strong long-term memory
a very good memory
أمثلة
- My grandfather had an elephantine memory for names and dates.
- She has an elephantine memory and never forgets a birthday.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He has an elephantine memory.
of elephantine proportions
1/əv ˌɛləfˈæntˌin pɹəpˈɔɹʃənz/
fixed phrase
extremely large in size
extremely big
أمثلة
- They served a dessert of elephantine proportions.
- The renovation turned into a project of elephantine proportions.
- The final bill was of elephantine proportions.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The cake was of elephantine proportions.