livid

英 ['lɪvɪd]美 ['lɪvɪd]
  • adj. 铅色的；青灰色的；非常生气的
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中文词源

livid 青灰色的，暴怒的

来自拉丁语lividus,蓝色的，青灰色的，来自PIE*sleie,蓝色，词源同sloe,lavender.引申词义脸色发青，暴怒的。

英文词源

livid
livid: see sloe
livid (adj.)
early 15c., "of a bluish-leaden color," from Middle French livide and directly from Latin lividus "of a bluish color, black and blue," figuratively "envious, spiteful, malicious," from livere "be bluish," earlier *slivere, from PIE *sliwo-, suffixed form of root *(s)leie- "bluish" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic and Russian sliva "plum;" Lithuanian slywas "plum;" Old Irish li, Welsh lliw "color, splendor," Old English sla "sloe"). The sense of "furiously angry" (1912) is from the notion of being livid with rage.

双语例句

1. The scarred side of his face was a livid red.
他结了伤疤的那侧脸青紫发红。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It-girl Tamara Beckwith was livid at being turned away from the party.
交际花塔玛拉·贝克威思因为在聚会上受到冷落而恼怒。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She is livid that I have invited Dick.
她因为我请了迪克而大发雷霆。
来自柯林斯例句
4. They kept me waiting for half an hour — " annoyed " wasn't the word for it, I was livid!
他们让我等了半小时—— “ 生气 ” 这字眼用在这儿还不够, 我大发雷霆了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Miss Su's face livid , she said, " Don't be ridiculous!
苏小姐铁青着脸道: “ 别胡说!
来自汉英文学 - 围城