frigid
英 ['frɪdʒɪd]
美 ['frɪdʒɪd]
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1. refrigerator（冰箱） => frigid.
中文詞源
frigid 寒冷的，冷漠的，性冷淡的來自拉丁語frigidus, 寒冷的，來自PIE*srig, 冷，詞源同fridge,sang-froid. 同時，用於指性冷淡。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. A snowstorm hit the West today, bringing with it frigid temperatures.
- 暴風雪今天襲擊了西部地區，導致氣溫驟降。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "Well, dear," her hostess would reply with a frigid smile.
- “噢，親愛的，”她的女主人會笑容僵硬地回答。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. My husband says I am frigid.
- 丈夫說我性冷淡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.
- 房間裏一片冷淡的氣氛。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones.
- 亞洲地跨寒 、 溫、熱三帶.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》