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.
例文
1. The builders have perched a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.
建設労働者は8本の細い柱に軽量なコンクリートドームを架けた。
2.My idea of physical perfection is to be very slender .
私から見れば、完璧な体を持つには非常にスリムでなければなりません。
3.Blonde and slender ,she was too striking to escape their attention.
金髪で腰の細い彼女は目立ちすぎて、彼らは彼女に気づかないことは難しい。
4.Her legs were long and fine,her hips slender ,her carriage erect.