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Lurid Adj Ljuərid A.耀眼的;骇人听闻的 英 耀眼的,炫丽的 Unnaturally Bright);骇人听闻的(Shocking

单词 lurid
音标 ['ljuərid]
解释 a.耀眼的;骇人听闻的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 耀眼的,炫丽的 (unnaturally bright);骇人听闻的(shocking )
【例】 a lurid tale
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 adj. 耀眼的; 骇人听闻的
【记】lu露, rid = red红色: 露出红色
趣味全助记 【记】音:落日的,落日是耀眼颜色炫丽的,云象燃烧般;音:炉 + red 炉子里红色的火光,火红的,如果有人想把你放进炉子是很可怕的,吓得脸都苍白了

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