torrid

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɒɹɪd/    美 /ˈtɔɹɪd/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Very hot and dry.
  2. Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.
    — a torrid love scene in a film or novel
  3. Full of difficulty. UK
    — Tomás O'Leary had a torrid time behind the forwards, fumbling on the floor, hesitant with his kicks.
  4. [of a streak, form, etc.] Good; impressive; hot. US
    — But thanks to a torrid stretch that started in mid-June, the Yankees have regained first place in the A.L. East and built the largest division lead — nine games ahead of the second-place Tampa Bay Rays — in the league.

词形变化

torrider comparative torridest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
subtorrid torridity torridly torridness untorrid
相关词
torrent toast

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ters-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *torséyeti
Proto-Italic *torzeō
Latin torreō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin torridus
English torrid
From Latin torridus, from torreō (“parch, scorch”).
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