“frigid”是一个形容词,主要意思是“寒冷的;严寒的”,也可引申为“冷淡的;无情的;呆板的”。其用法多样,可用于描述天气、环境、人物态度等方面,在句中可作定语、表语等。
寒冷的;严寒的:这是“frigid”最基本和常见的含义,用于形容天气、气候或环境温度极低,让人感觉寒冷。
冷淡的;无情的:在描述人的态度、情感或关系时,“frigid”表示缺乏热情、友好或感情,显得冷漠、无情。
呆板的;缺乏活力的:偶尔也可用于形容事物或活动缺乏生气、活力,显得单调、呆板。
作定语:
当“frigid”用作定语时,通常放在被修饰的名词之前,用来描述该名词的特征或状态。例如:
“We experienced a frigid winter this year.”(我们今年经历了一个寒冷的冬天。)在这个句子中,“frigid”修饰“winter”,说明冬天的天气状况。
“She gave him a frigid look.”(她给了他一个冷淡的眼神。)这里“frigid”修饰“look”,表现出眼神的冷漠。
作表语:
“frigid”也可以放在系动词(如be, seem, feel等)之后作表语,用来描述主语的特征或状态。例如:
“The weather is frigid today.”(今天天气很冷。)“is”是系动词,“frigid”作表语,说明天气的性质。
“He seemed frigid and unfriendly.”(他看起来冷漠且不友好。)“seemed”是系动词,“frigid and unfriendly”整体作表语,描述“he”的状态。
描述天气:
“The frigid air bit into our faces as we walked outside.”(当我们走到外面时,寒冷的空气刺痛了我们的脸。)
“The frigid temperatures made it difficult to start the car.”(严寒的气温让汽车很难启动。)
描述人物态度:
“Her frigid response to his proposal left him feeling rejected.”(她对他求婚的冷淡回应让他感到被拒绝。)
“The manager's frigid demeanor made the employees feel uncomfortable.”(经理冷漠的态度让员工们感到不舒服。)
描述事物或活动:
“The party was frigid and lacked any excitement.”(这个聚会很呆板,没有任何令人兴奋的地方。)
“The conversation turned frigid when they started arguing about politics.”(当他们开始争论政治时,谈话变得呆板起来。)