[每日] aquiline (a) 似鷹的
Word of the Day (Monday November 3, 2008)
aquiline \AK-wuh-lyn; -lin\, adjective:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/9457u
1. curved like an eagle's beak
2. of or like an eagle
To a page at his court, Gian Maria Angiolello, he appeared 'of
medium height, fat and fleshy; he had a wide forehead, large eyes
with thick lashes, an aquiline nose, a small mouth with a round
copious reddish-tinged beard, a short thick neck, a sallow
complexion, rather high shoulders and a loud voice'.
-- Philip Mansel, Constantinople: City of the World's Desire,
1453-1924
At 72, he looks weathered but unbowed, his white hair cropped close
like a Roman consul's, with a large, aquiline nose to match.
-- Anthony Quinn, Dirty young man comes of age, Daily Telegraph,
June 14, 2001
1646, from Latin aquilinus "of or like an eagle," from aquila
"eagle." Originally in English, referring to long, hooked noses.
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