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- unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible不弯曲的, 坚硬的; 定型的; 固定的：
a seat of rigid orange plastic.
橘色硬塑料座位。
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- (of a person or part of their body) stiff and unmoving, especially as a result of shock or fear（人, 身体部位）僵硬的（尤指由于震惊或害怕）：
his face grew rigid with fear.
他吓得目瞪口呆。
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- figurative not able to be changed or adapted〈喻〉僵化的, 刻板的：
teachers are being asked to unlearn rigid rules for labelling children.
要求教师克服将孩子分类的刻板规则。
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- figurative (of a person or their behaviour) not adaptable in outlook, belief, or response〈喻〉（人或其行为）一成不变的, 固执僵化的：
the College had not wanted to be too rigid in imposing teaching methods.
学院在推行教学方法方面并不想太僵化。
- a lorry which is not articulated未铰接的货车。
派生词
rigidify
verbrigidity
nounrigidly
adverbrigidness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin rigidus, from rigere 'be stiff'.