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词汇 rubicund
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Definition of rubicund in English:

rubicund

adjective ˈruːbɪk(ə)ndˈrubəˌkənd
  • (especially of someone's face) having a ruddy complexion.

    (尤指脸色)红润的;红的

    he was more than a little rubicund
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The relatives had all gathered round for one last kind word to them, and many still laughed and joked with rubicund cheeks and loose tongues.
    • You'd think they couldn't ruin a steak, surely there's a rubicund, porky chef, with a hat, prodding and turning steaks over a hot griddle.
    • A bearded, rubicund, large man who also specialises in truffles and wild asparagus, there is something of the forest about him, something gnomishly mysterious.
    • Turn the clock back 20 years and peer into the grand kitchens of hotels and country houses and you'll see a tubby chef with rubicund face, multiple chins, and a sheen of sweat on his brow.
    • Over a glass of rubicund wine and juicy steak, he poses the main dilemma of the movie.
    • target: not reached
    Synonyms
    red, pink, ruddy, glowing, reddish, pinkish, florid, high-coloured, healthy-looking, aglow, burning, flaming, feverish, roseate, rosy

Derivatives

  • rubicundity

  • noun ruːbɪˈkʌndɪtiˌrubəˈkəndədi

Origin

Late Middle English (in the general sense 'red'): from Latin rubicundus, from rubere 'be red'.

Definition of rubicund in US English:

rubicund

adjectiveˈro͞obəˌkəndˈrubəˌkənd
  • (especially of someone's face) having a ruddy complexion; high-colored.

    (尤指脸色)红润的;红的

    he was more than a little rubicund
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The relatives had all gathered round for one last kind word to them, and many still laughed and joked with rubicund cheeks and loose tongues.
    • Turn the clock back 20 years and peer into the grand kitchens of hotels and country houses and you'll see a tubby chef with rubicund face, multiple chins, and a sheen of sweat on his brow.
    • You'd think they couldn't ruin a steak, surely there's a rubicund, porky chef, with a hat, prodding and turning steaks over a hot griddle.
    • target: not reached
    • A bearded, rubicund, large man who also specialises in truffles and wild asparagus, there is something of the forest about him, something gnomishly mysterious.
    • Over a glass of rubicund wine and juicy steak, he poses the main dilemma of the movie.
    Synonyms
    red, pink, ruddy, glowing, reddish, pinkish, florid, high-coloured, healthy-looking, aglow, burning, flaming, feverish, roseate, rosy

Origin

Late Middle English (in the general sense ‘red’): from Latin rubicundus, from rubere ‘be red’.

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