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svelte /svelt/ adjective literary THIN PERSONthin and graceful 苗条优雅的 SYN lithe She was slim, svelte, and sophisticated. 她身材苗条，气质优雅，而且人情练达。Examples from the Corpussvelte• So he started exercising regularly and eating low-calorie foods and, lo and behold, trimmed down to a svelte 290.• Our newly svelte state government will serve as a model for others.• a svelte young womanOrigin svelte (1800-1900) French Italian svelto “stretched”, from svellere “to pull out”svelte adjectiveChinese and thin Corpus graceful |