1610s, "able to contain," from Latin capax (genitive capacis) "able to take in," from capere "to take" (see capable) + -ous. Meaning "able to hold much" is from 1630s. Related: Capaciously; capaciousness.
实用例句
1. People is chickenshit, heart is capacious.
人是渺小的，心灵是广阔的。
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2. The private barber parlor was in an annex adjoining a capacious bathroom.
这个私人理发室设在与宽敞的浴室毗邻的一个小间里.
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3. Gradually his capacious chin encroached upon the borders of the white cravat.
他的广阔的下巴逐渐侵占了白领带的边界.
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4. The initial thrust must come in the region of a capacious harbor.
开始时,进攻的矛头必定是一个吞吐量大的港口.
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5. His forehead is capacious and high, but square and heavy and unpleasantly shining.
