单词 | vivid |
释义 | vividadj. 1. Full of life; vigorous, active, or energetic on this account; lively or brisk: a. Of persons (or animals), their attributes, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] sprindeOE livelyOE kaskc1300 wightc1300 courageousc1386 wighty14.. wieldya1413 ablec1440 tall of hand1530 sappy1558 energical1565 energetical1585 greenya1586 stout1600 strenuous1602 forceful?1624 actuous1626 vigorous1638 vivid1638 high-spirited1653 hearty1665 actuose1677 living1699 full-blooded1707 executive1708 rugged1731 sousing1735 energic1740 bouncing1743 two-fisted1774 energetic1782 zestful1797 rollicking1801 through-ganging1814 throughgoing1814 slashing1828 high-powered1829 high pressure1834 rip-roaring1834 red-blooded1836 ripsnorting1846 zesty1853 dynamic1856 throbbing1864 goey1875 torpedoic1893 kinky1903 zippy1903 go-at-it1904 punchy1907 up-and-at-'em1909 driving1916 vibranta1929 kinetic1931 zinging1931 high-octane1936 zingy1938 slam-bang1939 balls-to-the-wall1967 balls-out1968 ass-kicking1977 hi-octane1977 1638 T. Jackson Treat. Consecration Sonne of God ix. xxix. §2 In my old and decaying days to publish the fruits of my former labours in these mysteries which to my apprehension had been well set in my flourishing and vivid years. a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 80 His whole body was vivid and strong. 1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 254 They have a sprightly vivid countenance. 1801 J. Corry Satir. View London 77 When the fine lady returns home fatigued after a succession of important morning visits and the exhaustion of her vivid spirits. 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 9 June in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) v. 302 Mr. Browning was..a most vivid and quick-thoughted person. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxv. 8 Mr. Vandernoodt,..as good a foil as could well be found to the intense colouring and vivid gravity of Deronda. 1878 R. Browning Poets Croisic clix His hope be in the vivid horse Whose neck God clothed with thunder. b. Of material things or substances, or their qualities. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of things, qualities, etc. pithya1400 vive1477 lustful1561 vigorous1637 vivid1650 high-strung1653 buoyantc1661 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 230 The vertue that was ordained to be in that matter, cannot be so vivid and effectual. 1670 W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 99 Elementary fire..produced from a vivid nitrous or hermetick salt. 1818 T. Busby Gram. Music 481 This vivid and volatile instrument [sc. the violin]. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. Introd. 6 Things emitting at unexpectedly short notice vivid and awful stenches. c. Of feelings, etc.: Lively, strong, intense. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > passion > [adjective] fieryc1325 sorec1449 vehementa1492 fired1561 passionate1567 vivid1853 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective] catching?a1430 vive1528 fascinating1618 affecting1665 amusing1695 uptaking1737 striking1752 interesting1768 arresting1792 frappant1797 riveting1800 engrossing1820 enchaining1823 arrestive1834 alive1844 vivid1853 seizing1865 absorptive1881 absorbative1893 gripping1896 intriguing1909 attention-getting1917 grippy1921 head-turning1938 gimmicky1957 compulsive1961 spellbinding1978 stunty1981 1853 C. Brontë Villette II. xx. 78 His passions were strong, his aversions and attachments alike vivid. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xi. 366 We might have remained in this same belief, had not Agassiz and others called vivid attention to the Glacial period. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White i. narr. W. H. vi Her face expressed vivid interest and astonishment, nothing more. 1873 H. Rogers Superhuman Origin Bible (1875) i. 35 The first is clearly proved by..the vivid indignation he evoked. 1905 ‘G. Thorne’ Lost Cause viii There is a sterling and vivid Christianity among them. 2. a. Of actions or operations: Proceeding, or taking place, with great vigour or activity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > carried out or proceeding with vigour stiffc1250 busyc1275 greatc1275 sternc1275 smart?a1400 stark1489 thronga1525 vigorous1524 stout1582 intensive1605 spiritful?1611 warm1627 intense1645 mettlesome1645 spirited1670 mettled1682 sturdy1697 energetic1700 vivid1702 robustful1800 toughish1840 lively1844 full out1920 1702 in Rous's Academia Cœlestis Advt. sig. A2 More vivid Operations of the Internal Light of Souls. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 472 The combustion that ensues is exceedingly vivid and beautiful. 1836 A. Combe Physiol. Digestion ii. iv. 274 Whenever any living part is called into vivid action, an increased flow of blood and of nervous energy towards it immediately commences. 1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) 392 A thin cylinder of oily vapour..is kept in a state of vivid and constant combustion. b. Of utterances: Strongly or warmly expressed. ΘΚΠ society > communication > expression > [adjective] > of an utterance vivid1806 straight1894 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > vivid coloured1571 lively1712 vivid1806 living1876 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. vi. 114 Being mounted on a beast who..proceeds very coolly to repose himself in the middle of the pond, without..paying the slightest attention to your vivid remonstrances on the subject. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella III. ii. x. 10 The Spanish government..made the most vivid remonstrances through its resident minister. 1981 Observer 15 Nov. 2/8 The famous are shown off~guard—for example,..Sue Lawley using vivid language. c. Of intellectual faculties: Capable of ready and clear creation of ideas or concepts. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > [adjective] imaginativec1405 inventivec1450 feigning1483 creativea1513 inventative1541 inventious1591 conceitful1594 forgetive1600 productive1612 projecting1614 excogitous1646 plastic1662 ingeniary1664 formful1730 forgeful1751 inventful1797 original-minded1797 original1803 originative1811 vivid1814 fingent1837 constructive1841 right-brained1871 poietic1905 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > idea, notion, or concept > [adjective] > clear, convincing potent1609 vivid1814 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. iii. 36 Edward's power of imagination..was vivid . View more context for this quotation 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet I. 14 Vivid conception, and keen sensibility, will not of themselves make a good actor. 1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah 318 Every page teems with the vivid thought, the glowing fancy [etc.]. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay i. 2 I suspect your fancy is tolerably vivid still. d. Of description, etc.: Presenting subjects or ideas in a clear and striking manner. Frequently with picture in figurative use. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [adjective] > describing vividly > graphic pictured1561 graphical1644 graphic1669 picturesquea1734 vivid1837 pictorial1841 (a) (b)1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. ii. xvii. 320 It is not from them however that Herodotus draws his vivid picture of the people, with their inhuman rites and repulsive personal features.1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xx. 349 These letters give a vivid picture of the uncertainties which distracted public opinion.1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott IV. v. 157 I mean especially a power of vivid painting—the true and primary sense of what is called Imagination. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel vi. 339 Nehemiah himself relates,..in one consecutive vivid narrative, the history of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iv. 166 The second volume of Sir Francis' own work contains a most vivid..history of the time. 1872 J. R. Lowell Milton in Literary Ess. (1890) IV. 72 Mr. Masson's unhappy infection with the vivid style. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxiii. 296 We have..a no less vivid report of the real or imaginary speeches. 3. a. Of colour, light, etc.: Brilliant, fresh, lively, bright. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > brilliant or resplendent flaming?a1400 livelyc1425 resplendent?1440 resplendant?1473 resplendishant?1473 fulgent?a1475 resplendishing1479 splendiferousa1500 vehement1528 preclarec1550 profulgent1561 prelucent1568 splendicant1592 full1599 resplending1600 splendorous1604 splendious1609 splendid1634 flammeous1646 vivid1665 brilliant1681 effulgent1737 fulgorous1772 spandy-bright1968 the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > vivid or bright brightOE skirea1400 livelyc1425 quickc1425 freshlyc1426 flamingc1450 vive1591 florid1642 vivid1665 hot1673 living1699 aurorean1880 vibrant1971 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. v. sig. Nn6 Many of the Ladies wear in their Ribbands little less vivid colours, than those of their faces. 1668 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 582 A piece of such Wood..that gave a vivid light (for rotten Wood). 1704 I. Newton Opticks i. ii. 136 Such Bodies ought to be chosen as have the fullest and most vivid Colours. c1750 W. Shenstone Ruin'd Abbey 180 The vivid vermeil fled his fady cheek. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. i. 34 The vivid glow of the western horizon. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 413 In a little time it becomes of a deep vivid blue. 1867 W. D. Howells Ital. Journeys 114 The lavish delight in color found expression in the vividest hues upon the walls. 1875 J. H. Bennet Winter & Spring Mediterranean (ed. 5) xii. 408 The love of vivid colours seems to increase as we descend south. b. Of things in respect of colour or brightness. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > brightly coloured brightOE gay?c1225 paintedc1400 sheenc1400 staringc1400 freshc1405 wanton1583 splendid1634 amelled1651 vivid1686 strong1711 bloom-bright1832 flamboyant1851 technicolored1927 dazzle1931 Technicolora1940 fauve1967 the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > brilliant or resplendent > of specific things vivid1686 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. iv. 212 The Sun alone makes not any Rainbow that is vivid or Illustrious. 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. viii. 691 Around her Throne the vivid Planets roll. a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 42 Then glows the breast..More free, more vivid, than the linnet's wing. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 381 The best glasses have no other effect than the making them [the stars] more vivid in their appearance. 1837 New Monthly Mag. 50 407 A wreath of laurel, intensely vivid, inclosed..the auburn splendours of the head. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. ii. 21 Like a vivid circular rainbow quite round the sun. 1874 J. G. Holland Mistress of Manse 114 The brooding, threatning bank of mist Grows into groups of vivid isles. 4. a. Clearly or distinctly perceived or perceptible; appealing strongly to the mind or eye. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > capable of being perceived > clearly cleara1398 strong1597 vivid1690 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible > sharp or distinct graphical1626 smart1644 sharp1675 vivid1690 briska1727 unblurred1809 vive1825 clear1835 shadeless1835 film-free1880 eidetic1924 crisp1937 deblurred1968 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xix. 112 Those Motions made on the Organs of Sense, which at other times produce very vivid and sensible Ideas. 1723 J. Clarke tr. Rohault's Syst. Nat. Philos. I. i. xxxii. 248 This immaterial Image, ought to be so much the more vivid or clear, as the Object sends forth more Rays of Light. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 214 We shall find the traces of this event more vivid and determinate than those of Greece. 1806 J. Jebb Let. 10 Nov. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 297 Sweet sounds..awaken latent harmonies within us, and thus produce a vivid idea of the beautiful. 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years I. 320 At a moment when the part played by the people in July was still fresh and vivid in recollection. 1870 F. W. Farrar Families of Speech ii. 107 No book gives a more vivid impression of the growth of Russian influence. 1883 H. Wace Gospel & Witnesses ii. 34 Its vivid internal marks of genuineness. b. Intensely or strongly felt. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > vivid vive1528 lively1548 vivid1705 living1844 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > perceived by the senses > intensely or clearly distincta1535 distinguished1700 vivid1705 pungent1850 1705 F. Atterbury On Relig. Retirement 13 Tempting Objects, by their Number and Nearness, make the most Vivid and Lasting Impressions upon us. 1715 J. T. Desaguliers tr. N. Gauger Fires Improv'd 41 A more vivid Sensation of Cold. 1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism ii. 55 Seasons..in which the clergy are exposed to vivid anxieties or endure actual privations. 1850 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1857) 3rd Ser. viii. 111 When the recollection of his sin is most vivid and most poignant. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §1. 454 The vivid sense of a Divine Purity close to such men made the life of common men seem sin. 5. Life-like; resembling life. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > closely resembling > lifelike livelyc1330 lifelikea1522 natural1581 speaking1582 vive1584 breathing1669 semblant1714 thinking1732 nature-true1850 vivid1852 1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance xi. 111 He carried a stick with a wooden head, carved in vivid imitation of that of a serpent. 6. quasi-adv. Vividly, brightly. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brilliantly resplendentlyc1487 breme1584 refulgently1626 fulgently1662 vividly1668 resplendidly1796 brilliantly1813 lucidly1820 vivida1821 a1821 J. Keats Hyperion (new ed.) 12 in Misc. Philobiblon Soc. (1856–7) III The scenes Still swooning vivid through my globed brain. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. iii. 64 The Prussian camp-fires, they too are all burning uncommonly vivid. Compounds vivid-skinned adj. ΚΠ 1913 E. F. Benson Thorley Weir i. 8 By the side of his daughter he looked like a dried Normandy pippin compared to a fresh apple, sun-tinted and vivid-skinned. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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