frigid

英 ['frɪdʒɪd]美 ['frɪdʒɪd]
  • adj. 寒冷的，严寒的；冷淡的
TEM8 GRE TOEFL 扩展词汇

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》