名词:红润、面色红红的样子(常指脸色因健康、饮酒、寒冷或羞愧而呈现的红润感)。该词较书面、较少见。
/ˌruːbɪˈkʌndɪti/
Rubicundity can make someone look energetic and healthy.
红润的脸色会让人看起来更有精神、更健康。
His rubicundity, brought on by the cold wind and a hurried walk, faded as he warmed his hands by the fire and regained his composure.
他因寒风和匆忙赶路而泛起的红润,随着他在火边暖手、逐渐平复情绪而慢慢褪去。
来自拉丁语 rubicundus(“红红的、泛红的”),其词根与 ruber(“红色”)相关;后加名词后缀 -ity,形成表示“某种性质/状态”的抽象名词 rubicundity(“红润这一特征/状态”)。
该词本身较罕见;在文学中更常见其形容词形式 rubicund(“红润的”)。在描写人物面色、饮酒或寒冷等场景的经典英文小说中,常可通过全文检索看到 rubicund / rubicundity 的用法或相关描写,例如: