Word
foetor
/ˈfiːtə/
noun
恶臭
an offensive smell; stench
- 1.
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
令人不快的独特气味
令人不快的独特气味
In use
A strange foetor rose from the drain in the old bathroom.
The foetor of rotting fish filled the kitchen.
We could not ignore the foetor coming from the garbage can.
a foetor of sth
A foetor of decay filled the room.
房间里弥漫着腐烂的恶臭。
the foetor of sth
使用定冠词特指某一恶臭。
The foetor of stale tobacco was unmistakable.
陈烟草的恶臭 unmistakable。
emit/give off a foetor
The swamp emits a powerful foetor.
沼泽散发出强烈的恶臭。
Common mistakes
The garbage is foetor.The garbage is foetid.
foetor 是名词，不能用作形容词；表达 '有恶臭' 应使用形容词 foetid。
There is a foetor smell in the room.There is a foetor in the room.
foetor 本身已指恶臭气味，加上 smell 造成语义冗余。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.