turgid
英 ['t??d??d]
美['t?d??d]
- adj. 腫脹的；浮夸的；浮腫的
GRE
中文詞源
turgid 膨脹的，腫大的
來自拉丁語 turgere,膨脹，腫起，詞源不詳。可能來自 PIE*ter,轉，旋轉，詞源同 turn,torch. 即卷成團的，卷在一起的。
英文詞源
- turgid (adj.)
- 1610s, from Latin turgidus "swollen, inflated, distended," from turgere "to swell," of unknown origin. Figurative use in reference to prose is from 1725. Related: Turgidly; turgidness.
雙語例句
- 1. The rest of the arts scene looks increasingly turgid by comparison.
- 比較而言，藝術界的其他領域看起來越發索然無味。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the turgid waters of the Thames
- 上漲的泰晤士河水
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He used to make extremely dull, turgid and frankly boring speeches.
- 他過去常作些極其乏味、晦澀難懂而且令人非常厭煩的演講。
來自辭典例句
- 4. The flowers are still crisp and turgid.
- 花朵尚處于鮮嫩,飽滿狀態.
來自辭典例句
- 5. His style is turgid, boring.
- 他的文體華而不實, 令人厭煩.
來自辭典例句