redolent: [14] Etymologically, something that is redolent of something ‘smells’ of it. The word comes ultimately from Latin olēre ‘smell’, which was derived from the same base as produced English odour. Combination with the prefix re- ‘back’ resulted in redolēre ‘emit a smell’, from whose present participle English gets redolent. The Latin word was mainly used to convey the notion ‘smelling of something’, and this lies behind the English word’s metaphorical use for ‘suggestive, reminiscent, evocative’, first recorded in the early 19th century. => odour
redolent (adj.)
c. 1400, from Old French redolent "emitting an odor" and directly from Latin redolentem (moninative redolens), present participle of redolere "emit a scent, diffuse odor," from red-, intensive prefix (see re-), + olere "give off a smell" (see odor).
双语例句
1. an atmosphere redolent of the sea and ships
让人联想起大海和船只的氛围
来自《权威词典》
2. The kitchen was redolent of onions.
厨房里满是洋葱味.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The castle is redolent of the past.
那城堡使人怀古.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. His image is redolent of the smell of old leather, old money and class.
他的形象使人联想起旧皮革的气味 、 旧钞票和等级.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. We entered a dark cavern redolent with manly scents — gun oil and cigar smoke and boot polish.
