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Arid Adj Sodden Dry Parched ærid A.干旱的;枯燥的 英

单词 arid
音标 ['ærid]
解释 a.干旱的;枯燥的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 干旱的( dry );枯燥的(dull, uninteresting)
【考】 marsh : sodden / desert : arid(沼泽的特点是潮湿的 /沙漠的特点是干旱的)反义词:damp(潮湿的 )
【同】 派生词: aridness (n.干燥dryness)
【例】 have long arid discussions about unimportant matters
字源 arid (adj.)
1650s, "dry, parched," from French aride (15c.) or directly from Latin aridus "dry, arid, parched," from arere "to be dry," from PIE root *as- "to burn, glow" (see ash (n.1)). Figurative sense of "uninteresting" is from 1827. Related: Aridly.
不择手段背单词 adj. 干旱的 = dry; 枯燥的(缺乏兴趣或感情; 无生气和乏味) = sere
【例】Desert lands are arid 沙漠地区是草木不生的.
【记】a一个, ri拼: 日, d读: 的. 一个日的. 什么都没有, 只有一个太阳的地方-沙漠-干旱的, 枯燥的
【类】marsh: sodden = desert: arid沼泽的特点是潮湿的 = 沙漠的特点是干旱的
【反】damp(adj 潮湿的)
趣味全助记 【记】a + 音:热的;a + red, 红热的, 红土地,土地是干旱的

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