frigid
/ˈfrɪdʒɪd/adjective
1- very cold in temperature寒冷的, 极冷的:
frigid water.
冰冷的水。
1.1
- (of a woman) unable to be sexually aroused and responsive(妇女)性冷淡的, 无法唤起性欲的。
1.2
- showing no friendliness or enthusiasm; stiff or formal in behaviour or style冷淡的, 缺乏热情的; 呆板的, 生硬的:
Henrietta looked back with a frigid calm.
亨丽埃塔冷漠地向后望。
派生词
frigidity
nounfrigidly
adverbfrigidness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin frigidus, from frigere 'be cold', from frigus (noun) 'cold'.