1620s, "intensely cold," from Latin frigidus "cold, chill, cool," figuratively "indifferent," also "flat, dull, trivial," from stem of frigere "be cold;" related to noun frigus "cold, coldness, frost," from Proto-Italic *srigos-, from PIE root *srig- "cold" (cognates: Greek rhigos "cold, frost"). The meaning "wanting in sexual heat" is attested from 1650s, originally of males. Related: Frigidly; frigidness.
雙語例句
1. A snowstorm hit the West today, bringing with it frigid temperatures.
暴風(fēng)雪今天襲擊了西部地區(qū)，導(dǎo)致氣溫驟降。
來自柯林斯例句
2. "Well, dear," her hostess would reply with a frigid smile.
“噢，親愛的，”她的女主人會(huì)笑容僵硬地回答。
來自柯林斯例句
3. My husband says I am frigid.
丈夫說我性冷淡。
來自柯林斯例句
4. There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.
房間里一片冷淡的氣氛。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones.