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frigid

英 ['frɪdʒɪd] 美 ['frɪdʒɪd]

解释

adj. 寒冷的，严寒的；冷淡的

※ 提供单词"frigid"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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。

3. My husband says I am frigid.: 丈夫说我性冷淡。

4. There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.: 房间里一片冷淡的气氛。

5. Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones.: 亚洲地跨寒、温、热三带.