Word · Frequency #21274
frigid
性冷淡的
sexually unresponsive
- 1.
Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
严寒的；冰冷的
- 2.
sexually unresponsive
性冷淡的
- 3.
Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.
态度冷淡；缺乏热情；冷漠
- 4.
extremely cold
极冷的
- 5.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
冷漠的；不友好的
严寒的；冰冷的；态度冷淡；缺乏热情；冷漠；极冷的；冷漠的；不友好的；寒冷的
In use
She told the therapist that her husband had called her frigid, which made her feel ashamed.
Every time he tried to get closer, she seemed frigid and distant, so he began to doubt their love.
A relationship expert once told me that labeling someone frigid is rarely helpful.
a frigid woman
a frigid day
a frigid greeting
frigid + noun
用于描述天气、温度等非常寒冷。
The frigid wind chilled us to the bone.
刺骨的寒风让我们冷到骨头里。
be + frigid
Connections
Collocations
- frigid temperatures
- 严寒的气温
- The forecast warns of frigid temperatures tomorrow.天气预报警告明天气温严寒。
- frigid air
- 极冷的空气
- A wave of frigid air brought heavy snow to the region.一股极冷的空气给该地区带来了大雪。
- frigid water
- 冰冷的水
- The lake was too frigid for anyone to swim.湖水太冰冷，没人能游泳。
- frigid reception
- 冷淡的回应
- Her speech received a frigid reception from the crowd.她的演讲遭到了人群冷淡的回应。
- frigid glare
- 冷冰冰的目光
- She shot him a frigid glare before leaving.她离开前冷冷地瞪了他一眼。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把它拆成 fridge（冰箱）的 fri + gid：冰箱里冰冷，frigid 就是冷冰冰的，既可指天气严寒，也可指人冷漠、性冷淡。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：clinical/psychological writing、offensive or casual remarks 此义（性冷淡）多用于旧时的医学或心理学文本，语气偏正式；但在现代日常口语中也可能作为贬义或冒犯语使用，因此语域随语境差异较大。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rigid rhymes with the target in this transcription (both end with /əd/). Fidget and digit are lookalikes that end with /ɪt/, so they sound different. Bridge, fridge, and ridge share the /ɪdʒ/ sound but are one syllable.
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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