buffed

UK/bʌft/US/bʌft/

释义

adj.

打磨光亮的;肌肉发达的;身体健壮的

vt.

(buff的过去式和过去分词)擦亮;抛光;使皮革柔软

词源

概述

“buffed”的词根可追溯至16世纪法语“buffe”(水牛),指用水牛皮制成的浅黄色耐磨皮革。工匠需反复打磨(buff)此类皮革使其柔软光亮,由此衍生动词“buff”(抛光)。后缀“-ed”则赋予其“已完成抛光”的状态含义,进而引申形容“表面光亮的”物体(如珠宝)或经锻炼后“肌肉线条分明”的身体,完美融合了手工技艺与体质训练的意象。

例句

The floors were so thoroughly buffed that they reflected the ceiling lights.

地板被打磨得如此光亮,甚至映出了天花板的灯光。

He became buffed after months of weight training.

经过数月的举重训练,他变得肌肉发达。

She buffed the antique silver tray until it shone like new.

她把古董银盘擦得光亮如新。