arid
/ˈærɪd/adjective
1- (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation（土地, 气候）干旱的, 干燥的; 少雨的, 无雨的; 过于干燥（或贫瘠）而无法生长作物的：
hot and arid conditions.
炎热干燥的环境。
1.1
- figurative lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning〈喻〉缺少兴趣的, 无兴奋感的, 无意义的：
his arid years in suburbia.
他在郊区兴味索然的那几年。
派生词
aridity
nounaridly
adverbaridness
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from French aride or Latin aridus, from arere 'be dry or parched'.