西瓜单词

turgid是什么意思

turgid

英 ['tɜːdʒɪd] 美 ['tɝdʒɪd]

turgid 膨胀的，肿大的

来自拉丁语 turgere,膨胀，肿起，词源不详。可能来自 PIE*ter,转，旋转，词源同 turn,torch. 即卷成团的，卷在一起的。

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.

1. The rest of the arts scene looks increasingly turgid by comparison.

比较而言，艺术界的其他领域看起来越发索然无味。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He used to make extremely dull, turgid and frankly boring speeches.: 他过去常作些极其乏味、晦涩难懂而且令人非常厌烦的演讲。