fet·id
adjective/ˈfetɪd/, /ˈfiːtɪd/
/ˈfetɪd/
(also British English, less frequent foetid)
[usually before noun] (formal)- smelling very unpleasant
恶臭的 - fetid air
恶臭的空气 - She tried to inhale as little of the fetid air as possible.
她试图尽可能少地吸入恶臭的空气。
Extra Examples- He felt the creature's hot, fetid breath against his skin.
他感觉到这个生物灼热、恶臭的呼吸喷在他的皮肤上。 - The damp, fetid conditions were shocking.
潮湿、恶臭的环境令人震惊。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFetid is used with these nouns:- stench
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin fetidus (often mistakenly spelled foetidus), from fetere ‘to stink’. - fetid air