of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward 象的,似象的;巨大的,粗重的;不灵活的,笨拙的 there was an elephantine thud from the bathroom. 浴室传来一声沉闷的巨响。
语源
early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek elephantinos, from elephas, elephant- 'elephant'