lurid
英 [ˈlʊə.rɪd]
美 [ˈlʊr.ɪd]
- adj. 可怕的,耸人听闻的;火烧似的;苍白的;血红的;华丽而庸俗的
将“lurid”与“lurk”结合记忆。想象一幅画面,一只“lurk”(潜伏)的怪兽,它身上发出的是“lurid”(鲜艳刺目)的光芒。通过这样的联想,可以记住“lurid”表示色彩鲜艳且令人不悦的意思。
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lurid 苍白的,骇人的,妖冶的,俗艳的来自拉丁语luror,苍白的,引申词义耸人听闻的,骇人的,后来形容化妆妖冶的,俗艳的。
- 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.
- 1. The King had been putting about lurid rumours for months.
- 国王连续数月都在散布骇人听闻的谣言。
- 2. The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.
- 这份报纸对这起凶杀案骇人听闻的细节描述得淋漓尽致。
- 3. She gave us a lurid description of the birth.
- 关于分娩,她向我们做了令人毛骨悚然的描述.
- 4. She took care to paint her toe nails a lurid red or orange.
- 她精心地把脚指甲涂成妖艳的红色或橙色。
- 5. Some reports have contained lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations.
- 一些报道含有对死状和肢解的令人毛骨悚然的描述。