lurid
英 ['l(j)??r?d]
美['l?r?d]
- adj. 可怕的，聳人聽(tīng)聞的；火燒似的；蒼白的；血紅的；華麗而庸俗的
GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?luridly;
中文詞源
lurid 蒼白的，駭人的，妖冶的，俗艷的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)luror,蒼白的，引申詞義聳人聽(tīng)聞的，駭人的，后來(lái)形容化妝妖冶的，俗艷的。
英文詞源
- lurid (adj.)
- 1650s, "pale," from Latin luridus "pale yellow, ghastly," of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with Greek khloros (see Chloe). Meaning "glowing in the darkness" is from 1727. The figurative sense of "sensational" is first attested 1850. Related: Luridly.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The King had been putting about lurid rumours for months.
- 國(guó)王連續(xù)數(shù)月都在散布駭人聽(tīng)聞的謠言。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.
- 這份報(bào)紙對(duì)這起兇殺案駭人聽(tīng)聞的細(xì)節(jié)描述得淋漓盡致。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. She gave us a lurid description of the birth.
- 關(guān)于分娩,她向我們做了令人毛骨悚然的描述.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. She took care to paint her toe nails a lurid red or orange.
- 她精心地把腳指甲涂成妖艷的紅色或橙色。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Some reports have contained lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations.
- 一些報(bào)道含有對(duì)死狀和肢解的令人毛骨悚然的描述。
來(lái)自辭典例句