odour
/ˈəʊdə(r)/( <美> odor)
noun
1- a distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one气味; 臭味:
the odour of cigarette smoke.
香烟的气味。
1.1
- figurative a lingering quality, impression, or feeling attaching to something〈喻〉意味; 迹象:
an odour of suspicion.
一种怀疑的意味。
1.2
- mass noun with adj. figurative the state of being held in a specified regard〈喻〉名声; (对…的)好(或坏)的看法:
a decade of bad odour between Britain and the European Community.
英国与欧洲共同体之间交恶的十年。
短语
be in good(或bad)odour with
- be in (or out of) favour with (someone)(不)受(某人)欢迎。
odour of sanctity
1
- a sweet odour reputedly emitted by the bodies of saints at or near death圣人之味(据传圣人在死亡或临死时发出的香味)。
1.1
- figurative a state of holiness〈喻〉神圣。
派生词
odourless
adjective词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin odor 'smell, scent'.