putrid
/ˈpjuːtrɪd/adjective
1- (of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell(有机物)正在腐烂(或腐坏)的, 发出腐臭味的。
1.1
- of or characteristic of rotting matter腐烂物(特有)的:
the putrid smells from the slaughterhouses.
屠宰场散发出的腐臭味。
1.2
- informal very unpleasant; repulsive〈非正式〉非常讨厌的; 令人厌恶的:
the cocktail is a putrid pink colour.
这种鸡尾酒呈桃红色, 真令人讨厌。
派生词
putridity
nounputridly
adverbputridness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin putridus, from putrere 'to rot', from puter, putr- 'rotten'.