"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.