"jimp" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 苗條（文學或方言用語）

Definition

一個古老、文學或方言詞，意思是苗條或纖細。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

現在極少見，被認為是古老或地區性用詞，尤其在蘇格蘭和英格蘭北部。常見於詩歌或古文中，用來優雅形容身材苗條。現代英語日常生活中不常用。

Examples

The girl was jimp and graceful.

那個女孩**苗條**又優雅。

He wore a jimp coat that fit him well.

他穿著一件非常**合身**的外套。

A jimp waist was admired in old poems.

古代詩歌中讚美**纖細**的腰身。

People in the countryside would call her jimp, meaning slim in a lovely way.

鄉下人常稱她很**苗條**，意思是優美纖細。

In that old novel, the heroine is described as jimp and full of charm.

在那本舊小說裡，女主角被形容為**苗條**且充滿魅力。

You don't hear the word jimp much these days, except in old poems.

如今幾乎聽不到**苗條**這個詞，除非是在舊詩裡。