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.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. "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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. My husband says I am frigid.
- 丈夫说我性冷淡。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.
- 房间里一片冷淡的气氛。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones.
- 亚洲地跨寒 、 温、热三带.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》