Dumpy is an unkind way to describe a person’s body as short, thick, and — in the speaker’s eyes — not good-looking. It is about shape more than weight alone: not tall, a bit heavy, maybe awkward in clothes.

Dumpy is an unkind way to describe a person's bodydumpy是一種不太客氣的說法，用來形容一個人的身材，as short, thick矮、厚實，and — in the speaker's eyes — not good-looking而且在說話的人眼中不好看。It is about shape more than weight alone這比較是形狀的問題，不只是體重，not tall, a bit heavy, maybe awkward in clothes不高、有點重、穿衣服可能有點彆扭。

People also use it for things that look squat, like a dumpy little sofa, but the hurtful use is about humans. It is informal and old-fashioned-sounding, the sort of word that appears in stories and in mean talk, not in a kind description of a friend.

People also use it for things that look squat大家也會用它形容看起來矮胖的東西，like a dumpy little sofa像是a dumpy little sofa（矮胖的小沙發），but the hurtful use is about humans但真正傷人的用法是形容人。It is informal and old-fashioned-sounding這是個口語、聽起來有點老派的字，the sort of word that appears in stories and in mean talk是那種會出現在故事裡、或帶惡意的話裡的字，not in a kind description of a friend不是用來善意形容朋友的。

Though actually it does not mean dirty (that is a dump, a messy place) and it does not mean stupid (that is dumb).

Though actually it does not mean dirty (that is a dump, a messy place)不過其實它不是指髒（那是a dump，一個雜亂的地方），and it does not mean stupid (that is dumb)也不是指笨（那是dumb）。

First written down around 1750; nobody is sure where it came from. It may sit near dumpling — soft and round — or near dump, but that is only a guess, so it is safer not to build a family tree.

First written down around 1750大約1750年首次被寫下來，nobody is sure where it came from沒有人確定它是從哪裡來的。It may sit near dumpling — soft and round —它可能跟dumpling（湯圓、軟軟圓圓的）有點關係，or near dump也可能跟dump有關，but that is only a guess但這只是猜測，so it is safer not to build a family tree所以最好不要硬幫它畫一張家族樹。

If you need a kinder word for a short, solid body, this is not it.

If you need a kinder word for a short, solid body如果你需要一個比較友善的字來形容矮壯的身材，this is not it這個字不是那個字。