frigid
英 ['frɪdʒɪd]
美['frɪdʒɪd]
- adj. 寒冷的，严寒的；冷淡的
词态变化
副词: frigidly;
助记提示
1. refrigerator（冰箱） => frigid.
中文词源
frigid 寒冷的，冷漠的，性冷淡的
来自拉丁语frigidus, 寒冷的，来自PIE*srig, 冷，词源同fridge,sang-froid. 同时，用于指性冷淡。
英英释意
- 1. sexually unresponsive;
- "was cold to his advances"
- "a frigid woman"
- 2. extremely cold;
- "an arctic climate"
- "a frigid day"
- "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"
- "glacial winds"
- "icy hands"
- "polar weather"
- 3. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain;
- "a frigid greeting"
- "got a frosty reception"
- "a frozen look on their faces"
- "a glacial handshake"
- "icy stare"
- "wintry smile"
英文词源
- frigid (adj.)
- 1620s, "intensely cold," from Latin frigidus "cold, chill, cool," figuratively "indifferent," also "flat, dull, trivial," from stem of frigere "be cold;" related to noun frigus "cold, coldness, frost," from Proto-Italic *srigos-, from PIE root *srig- "cold" (cognates: Greek rhigos "cold, frost"). The meaning "wanting in sexual heat" is attested from 1650s, originally of males. Related: Frigidly; frigidness.
实用场景例句
- frigid air
- 冰冷的空气
牛津词典
- a frigid voice
- 冷冰冰的声音
牛津词典
- There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.
- 房间里一片冷淡的气氛。
牛津词典
- My husband says I am frigid.
- 丈夫说我性冷淡。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He presided at all councils of ministers, where the atmosphere could be frigid on occasions...
- 所有的内阁会议都由他主持，有时会上的气氛会很拘谨。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Well, dear,' her hostess would reply with a frigid smile.
- “噢，亲爱的，”她的女主人会笑容僵硬地回答。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A snowstorm hit the West today, bringing with it frigid temperatures...
- 暴风雪今天袭击了西部地区，导致气温骤降。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.
- 水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They think I'm frigid.
- 他们都认为我太死板了.
期刊摘选
- The frigid temperatures and atmospheric conditions above Antarctica favor the destruction of ozone.
- 南极上方寒冷的温度和大气状况促进臭氧的破坏.
期刊摘选
- Man can live in a frigid place.
- 人可以住在严寒地方.
期刊摘选
- The character of the pine and cypress is shown in frigid winter ; the sincerity of one's friend is shown in adverse circumstances.
- 岁寒知松柏,患难见交情.
《简明英汉词典》
- I was depressed, withdrawn and sexually frigid.
- 我郁郁寡欢, 离群索居,没有什么性要求.
《简明英汉词典》
- Byron said to his father in a flat frigid sober voice,'she's not on that boat. "
- 拜伦用毫无表情的,冷淡而清醒的声音说: “ 她不在那条船上. ”
辞典例句
- Throughout the month of July these negotiations continued in a frigid atmosphere.
- 在整个7月份中,谈判始终在冷淡的气氛中进行.
辞典例句
- It is frigid at the Antarctic Circle , which is a world of ice and snow.
- 南极圈里十分寒冷, 一片的冰天雪地.
期刊摘选
- Jellyfish drift in the frigid waters of Alaska's Inside Passage.
- 水母漂移,在寒冷水域,阿拉斯加的里面通过.
期刊摘选
- On a memorable morning of early December, London opened its eyes on a frigid grey mist.
- 在十二月初一个令人难忘的早晨, 伦敦在寒冷的灰色的薄雾中醒来.
期刊摘选
- Frigid winds blew from the north.
- 寒风从北方吹来.
辞典例句
- This area has a frigid climate.
- 这个地区有着严寒的气候.
期刊摘选
- They felt awkward, and once more assumed their frigid bearing.
- 他们觉得很窘, 又把冷冰的面孔摆出来.
辞典例句
- It rains all year round on Skye; frigid weather the year around.
- 斯开岛终年下雨; 整年的寒冷天气.
期刊摘选
- She smiled faintly at him; it was a frigid greeting.
- 她对他淡淡一笑, 那是一种冷漠的问候.
期刊摘选
- Beneath these frigid waters researchers find a world teeming with life.
- 在这片坚硬的冰层之下,研究者发现了一个蕴含生命的丰富多彩的世界.
期刊摘选
- She was so frigid at that time that she almost committed suicide.
- 当时她非常心灰意冷,差点自杀.
辞典例句
- At the BeiBei plant, women huddle over a belt in frigid temperatures, gluing rubber sneakers together.
- 在贝贝公司, 妇女拥挤在寒冷的传送带周围粘橡胶旅游鞋.
期刊摘选
- I breathed in huge mouthfuls of the frigid winter air.
- 我吸了几大口冬天冰冷的空气.
期刊摘选
- Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones.
- 亚洲地跨寒 、 温、热三带.
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