"pulchritude" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 美麗（正式／文學用語）

Definition

「Pulchritude」指極大的身體美，尤其是指一個人的美貌。這是一個非常正式和文學化的詞語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是極其正式且非常罕見的詞，通常只在文學或詩歌中出現。用來形容典雅或驚人的美麗。日常口語請用「beauty」代替。

Examples

Her pulchritude was admired by everyone at the party.

她的**美麗**讓聚會上的每個人都欽佩。

The artist tried to capture the pulchritude of the landscape.

藝術家試圖捕捉風景的**美麗**。

We admired the pulchritude of the old building.

我們欣賞了這座古老建築的**美麗**。

It's rare to hear someone use the word pulchritude outside of a novel or poem.

除了小說或詩歌，很少有人會用「**美麗**」這個詞。

He praised her with elaborate compliments about her pulchritude.

他用華麗的話語讚美了她的**美麗**。

Honestly, I had to look up what pulchritude even meant when I saw it in that article.

說實話，看到那篇文章時我還查了「**美麗**」是什麼意思。