capacious
Significado: Having a great deal of internal space; roomy and able to contain much, used of both physical spaces and figurative domains such as the mind or imagination.
Capacious is a literary and somewhat elevated adjective, more evocative than 'spacious' or 'large.' It frequently describes bags, pockets, rooms, and buildings, but also extends to abstract uses — a capacious intellect, a capacious definition of justice. It suggests not just size but the ability to accommodate variety and abundance. The word is favoured by reviewers and feature writers and appears more in written than spoken English.
Ejemplos
- The Victorian house had a capacious kitchen that easily accommodated a farmhouse table seating twelve. 这座维多利亚式住宅有一间宽敞的厨房,轻松容纳了一张可坐十二人的农家餐桌。La casa victoriana tenía una cocina espaciosa que albergaba sin dificultad una mesa rústica con asiento para doce comensales.そのヴィクトリア朝の邸宅には広々としたキッチンがあり、12人掛けのファームハウステーブルを楽に収められた。그 빅토리아 시대 주택에는 12인용 농가 테이블을 여유 있게 놓을 수 있는 널찍한 주방이 있었다.
- She produced a notebook from the capacious pockets of her wax jacket and began taking notes. 她从蜡布夹克宽大的口袋里掏出一个笔记本,开始记录。Sacó un cuaderno de los amplios bolsillos de su chaqueta encerada y comenzó a tomar notas.彼女はワックスジャケットの大きなポケットからノートを取り出し、メモを取り始めた。그녀는 왁스 재킷의 넉넉한 주머니에서 노트를 꺼내 메모를 시작했다.
- The new legislation offers a deliberately capacious definition of discrimination to cover emerging forms of bias. 新立法有意采用了一个宽泛的歧视定义,以涵盖新兴的偏见形式。La nueva legislación ofrece una definición deliberadamente amplia de discriminación para abarcar formas emergentes de sesgo.新しい法律は、新たな形態の偏見にも対応できるよう、意図的に包括的な差別の定義を採用している。새 법률은 새로운 형태의 편견에도 대응할 수 있도록 의도적으로 포괄적인 차별 정의를 채택하고 있다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, journalism, academic
Tono: descriptive
Origen e historia
From Latin capax (capable of holding much), from capere (to take, hold). Entered English in the 17th century. Related to 'capacity,' 'capable,' and 'capture.'
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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