solid

• adj. 固體的；可靠的；立體的；結實的；一致的
• n. 固體；立方體
• n. (Solid)人名；(瑞典)索利德

來自拉丁語 solidus,整個的，完整的，健全的，來自 PIE*sol,整個的，詞源同 hologram,safe. 引申諸相關比喻義。

solid

solid: [14] Solid comes via Old French solide from Latin solidus ‘solid, whole’ (source also of English solder and soldier and of the French coin term sou). It went back to the same base (Indo-European *sol-) that produced Latin sollus ‘whole’ (source of English solemn and solicit) and salvus ‘unharmed’ (source of English safe, save, etc).
=> solder, soldier, solemn, solicit

solid (adj.)

late 14c., "not empty or hollow," from Old French solide "firm, dense, compact," from Latin solidus "firm, whole, undivided, entire," figuratively "sound, trustworthy, genuine," from PIE *sol-ido-, suffixed form of root *sol- "whole" (cognates: Greek holos "whole," Latin salus "health," salvus "safe;" see safe (adj.)).

Meaning "firm, hard, compact" is from 1530s. Meaning "entirely of the same stuff" is from 1710. Of qualities, "well-established, considerable" c. 1600. As a mere intensifier, 1830. Slang sense of "wonderful, remarkable" first attested 1920 among jazz musicians. As an adverb, "solidly, completely," 1650s. Solid South in U.S. political history is attested from 1858. Solid state as a term in physics is recorded from 1953; meaning "employing printed circuits and solid transistors" (as opposed to wires and vacuum tubes) is from 1959. Related: Solidly.

solid (n.)

late 14c., "three-dimensional figure," from solid (adj.). Meaning "a solid substance" is from 1690s. Compare also solidus; Latin solidus (adj.) was used as a noun meaning "an entire sum; a solid body."

1. Solid low-level waste will be disposed of deep underground.

放射性水平低的固體廢料將做地下深埋處理。

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2. The car park was absolutely packed solid with people.

停車場被人擠得水泄不通。

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3. Banks are built to look solid to reassure their customers.

銀行往往建得看上去很堅固，好讓顧客放心。

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4. The wide road was blocked solid with traffic that moved along sluggishly.

寬闊的馬路被緩慢前行的車輛堵得嚴嚴實實。

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5. Mr Zuma had a solid reputation as a grass roots organiser.

作為一個民眾的組織者，祖瑪先生名聲甚佳。

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