fragrant

Word family

Related topics: Odours

fra·grant /ˈfreɪɡrənt/ adjectiveadj

COhaving a pleasant smell 香的，芳香的

fragrant flowers

芳香的花朵

—fragrantly adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

fragrant• The forest was cool and fragrant, and the walk through it calmed my spirits.• Choose from one of Chanel's new range of fragrant body lotions.• Terror-stricken, I dropped my fragrant booty and ran home.• Add almonds and saute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant but not brown.• Instead of being human and down-to-earth, faith becomes a fragrant, concentrated essence.• Mace is the outer husk of the nutmeg and has a strong but fragrant flavour.• It produces small, fragrant flowers that cluster on older stems.• The plant has fragrant red and white flowers.• Our bedroom window overlooks a fragrant rose garden.• It gave off a fragrant smell which stirred my memory though I could not place it.• Inside are quirky old settees, painted chests and weathered wood hutches brimming with fragrant soaps and candles.• How I wish that but once before you banish me we might converse together on fragrant subjects!

Origin fragrant

(1400-1500) Latin present participle of fragrare “to smell nice”

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Corpus

TOEFL BNC: 12331 COCA: 9055

fragrant

adjective

ADVERB | PREPOSITION

ADVERB

➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為／相當／非常芬芳

▸➤wonderfully奇香

◇a garden full of wonderfully fragrant flowers花香四溢的花園

PREPOSITION

➤with有⋯香味

◇The air was fragrant with lavender.空氣中瀰漫着薰衣草香。

TOEFL BNC: 12331 COCA: 9055

fragrant

Smelling pleasant: delicious, evocative, fragrant...