rancid
/ˈrænsɪd/adjective
1- (of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale(多脂食物)腐败变质的, 腐臭的; 酸败的。
1.1
- highly unpleasant; repugnant十分令人反感的; 可憎的:
his columns are just rationales for every kind of rancid prejudice.
他的专栏文章只是在为各种令人极度反感的偏见作辩护。
派生词
rancidity
nounrancidly
adverb词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin rancidus 'stinking'.