Word · Frequency #20375
livider
铁青的
livider is the comparative of livid.
pale and sickly-looking, as from illness or emotion
- 1.
Having a dark, bluish appearance.
呈青黑色的；乌青的。
- 2.
anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley
因病或情绪而显得苍白的
- 3.
Pale, pallid.
苍白的；灰白的。
- 4.
(of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity; ; - E.A.Poe
(指光)赋予死寂般的光辉
- 5.
furiously angry
狂怒的
呈青黑色的；乌青的。；因病或情绪而显得苍白的；苍白的；灰白的。；(指光)赋予死寂般的光辉；狂怒的
In use
After three days of fever, her face was livid and her hands were cold.
The sudden bad news left her livid and speechless.
The doctor noticed the patient's livid skin and ordered more tests.
a face livid with shock
lips...livid with the hue of death
livid lightning streaked the sky
a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day
willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid
Connections
Collocations
- turn livid
- （脸色）变得铁青
- His face turned livid with anger.他的脸气得发青。
- livid with rage
- 气得脸色发青
- She was livid with rage at the accusation.她因被指责而气得脸色发青。
- livid bruise
- 青紫色的瘀伤
- A livid bruise spread across his arm.一块青紫色的瘀伤在他胳膊上扩散开来。
- livid face
- 铁青的脸
- Her livid face revealed how frightened she was.她铁青的脸色暴露出她有多害怕。
- livid scar
- 发青的疤痕
- The operation left a livid scar on his chest.手术在他的胸口留下了一道发青的疤痕。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：对比 vivid（鲜艳的）——livid 首字母不同，意为脸色铁青、苍白无生气。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、医学描述 在‘青灰/铁青（因疾病或情绪）’这一义项下，livid 通常见于书面语和医学描述，口语里较少用；选择时多用于正式或文学语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
vivid rhymes with livid; the others—liquid, rigid, timid, solid, and acid—are spelling lookalikes ending in -id but are pronounced differently, so they do not rhyme.
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