c. 1400, earlier sclendre (late 14c.), probably from a French source, often said to be from Old French esclendre "thin, slender," which could be from Old Dutch slinder, but the connections, and even the existence of these words, is doubtful. Related: Slenderly; slenderness.
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1. The builders have perched a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.
建筑工人在8根细柱上架起轻巧的混凝土穹顶。
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2. My idea of physical perfection is to be very slender.
在我看来，要拥有完美身材就要非常苗条。
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3. Blonde and slender, she was too striking to escape their attention.
金发细腰的她太引人注目了，他们很难不注意到她。
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4. Her legs were long and fine, her hips slender, her carriage erect.
她长腿细臀，身姿笔直。
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5. She was a small woman, slender and neatly made.
