"exalted, of high rank," early 15c.; also "with a high purpose," from loft + -y (2). From early 14c. as a surname. Literal sense of "high" is attested from 1580s. Related: Loftily; loftiness.
中文解释
1. lift => loft => lofty.
实用例句
1. Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.
维多利亚式房屋屋顶高耸，房间布局凌乱，因此可能会显得较为阴冷。来自柯林斯例句
2. The room was light and lofty compared with our Tudor ones.
跟我们都铎风格的房间比起来，这个房间显得素雅而大气。来自柯林斯例句
3. A mackerel sky and mares'tails make lofty ships carry low sails.
鱼鳞天,马尾云,大船降帆莫航行.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. I didn't like her lofty treatment of her visitors.
我不喜欢她那样傲慢地对待来访者.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Lofty derricks dot the landscape in an oil field.
