【英语学习】【WOTD】2021-03-16 replete 释义/词源/示例

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replete adj. [rih-PLEET]

充满的，饱满的，充实的，饱食的

definition

1 : fully or abundantly provided or filled
2 a : abundantly fed
   b : fat, stout
   c : complete

Did You Know?

Given that one of the roots of replete is the Latin verb plēre, meaning “to fill,” it isn’t surprising that the word has synonyms such as full and complete. Replete, full, and complete all indicate that something contains all that is wanted or needed or possible, but there are also subtle differences between the words. Full implies the presence or inclusion of everything that can be held, contained, or attained (“a full schedule”), while complete applies when all that is needed is present (“a complete picture of the situation”). Replete is the synonym of choice when fullness is accompanied by a sense of satiety.

注：full 蕴含“充满的” 意味；而 complete 含有 “完整的” 意味；Replete 则寓意着 “饱足，满足”。

Examples

• Early pictures of the garden show a space painfully empty of the layering and vitality of a replete garden.
  — Adrian Higgins, The Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2020

• History is replete with examples of how presidents have kept the American public in the dark about their ailments and medical conditions. Grover Cleveland, fearing poor health would be a political weakness, underwent secret oral surgery late at night in a private yacht in Long Island Sound.
  — Deb Riechmann, The Associated Press, 3 Oct. 2020

  Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.
  
  Long Island Sound