小词详解 | replete
replete 英 [rɪˈpliːt] 美 [rɪˈpliːt]
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外刊例句
The biography that beguiles his supporters is replete with danger signals.
蒙蔽他的支持者的传记里充满了危险信号。
——《经济学人》This documentary is a conventional one, replete with archival footage and talking heads.
这部纪录片是一部传统的纪录片,充满了资料镜头和说话者的头部特写。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] filled or well-supplied with something
[形容词] 充满或充足供应某物的
深入解读
在小站(微信公众号:田间小站)去年推送的 小词详解 | replenish 的留言区,就有小伙伴说想到了 replete 和 deplete 这两个单词。其中 deplete 前几个月已经讲过了,那么今天就专门来说说 replete 这个单词。
该词由前缀 re- (一再)+词根 plet (满的;填满)+ e 构成,于14世纪末经古法语 replet (充满的)或者直接由拉丁语 repletus (充满的、满的)进入英语后,也是用来表示“充满的、装满的、充斥的”,常用搭配 replete with sth 作正式用语使用,而不能直接用在名词前,侧重强调供应充足或者被某物充满到了满溢的程度,比如:
这段时间满是各种危险。
This time period is replete with various perils.他是位饱学之士。我们需要更多像他这样有才干的人来使行将倒闭的公司起死回生。
He is a mind replete with learning. We need more people of his calibre to pull the moribund company back from the brink.
从这个概念出发, replete 还被用来表示“很饱的、饱食的”,也就是愉快地吃饱喝足之后,肚子处于被食物充满的状态,甚至到了吃得过饱的程度(to the point of being surfeited),比如:
吃了一大角的浇了一撮螺旋形掼奶油的多脂甜点后,塞尔吉奥终于饱了。
After a huge wedge of rich dessert topped with a swirl of whipped cream, Sergio was at last replete.
名著用例
Mr. Weasley was leaning back in his chair, looking replete and relaxed, Tonks was yawning widely, her nose now back to normal, and Ginny, who had lured Crookshanks out from under the dresser, was sitting cross-legged on the floor, rolling butterbeer corks for him to chase.
韦斯莱先生靠在椅子背上,一副吃饱喝足、身心放松的样子。唐克斯张着大嘴打哈欠,她的鼻子已经恢复了正常。金妮把克鲁克山从碗橱下面引了出来,这会儿正盘腿坐在地上,把一些黄油啤酒的软木塞滚来滚去,让克鲁克山追着玩儿。
出自英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第五本《哈利·波特与凤凰社》(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)。
同近义词
packed: (of a room, building, or other place) filled by a large number of people; very crowded
brimful: filled with something to the point of overflowing
stuffed: having eaten to one's limits or satisfaction
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