英文词源
- rotund (adj.)
- 1705, from Latin rotundus "rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel," from rota "wheel" (see rotary). Earlier was rotound (1610s); rotounde (early 15c.). Meaning "full-toned style of oratory" (1830) is after Horace's ore rotundo in "Poetics."
中文词源
它和round（圆的）都来自拉丁语rotundus（圆的）；词根rot指“滚动，转动”，-und为后缀，所以在round中，ro-是词根rot的简略。同根词还有rotate（轮流；使旋转），rotary（旋转的），rotiform（轮状的），rota（值班表）等。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：rotund 词源，rotund 含义。
来自拉丁语 rota,轮子，词源同 round,roll,rotate.-und,形容词后缀。引申词义圆的，圆胖的。
