torrid
英['tɒrɪd]美['tɔrɪd]
- adj. 晒热的；热情的
助记提示
1. torr- + -id.
2. => dried with heat, scorching hot, very hot.
3. Torrid：太热的——酷热的
中文词源
torrid 火热的，酷热的，热烈的，狂热的
来自拉丁语 torrere,燃烧，使干燥，来自 PIE*ters,干的，词源同 terrain,toast.
英文词源
- torrid (adj.)
- 1580s, in torrid zone "region of the earth between the tropics," from Medieval Latin torrida zona, from fem. of torridus "dried with heat, scorching hot," from torrere "to parch," from PIE root *ters- "to dry" (see terrain). Sense of "very hot" is first attested 1610s. Figurative sense from 1630s.
双语例句
- 1. She began a torrid love affair with a theatrical designer.
- 她和一位舞台设计师开始了一场狂热的恋情。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The minister suffered yet another torrid day of criticism.
- 在不绝于耳的批评声中，这位部长又挨过了难熬的一天。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a torrid love affair
- 狂热的恋情
来自《权威词典》
- 4. She was sitting on the rocks in the torrid sun.
- 她头顶灼热的骄阳坐在岩石上.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Seles, the victim of a death threat earlier this week, has had a torrid time during the Championships.
- 塞勒斯在本周早些时候受到了死亡威胁，因此在锦标赛期间备受煎熬。
来自柯林斯例句