rigid

rig·id

R0247600 (rĭj′ĭd)adj.1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff: a rigid material. See Synonyms at stiff.2. Not moving or flexing: rigid muscles.3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems: a rigid thinker; a rigid hierarchy.4. Scrupulously or severely maintained or performed; rigorous or harsh: rigid discipline.5. Being an airship with a external frame made of rigid parts.

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[Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus, from rigēre, to be stiff; see reig- in Indo-European roots.]

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rig′id·ly adv.rig′id·ness n.

rigid

(ˈrɪdʒɪd) adj1. not bending; physically inflexible or stiff: a rigid piece of plastic. 2. unbending; rigorously strict; severe: rigid rules. advcompletely or excessively: the lecture bored him rigid. [C16: from Latin rigidus, from rigēre to be stiff] ˈrigidly adv riˈgidity, ˈrigidness n

rig•id

(ˈrɪdʒ ɪd)

adj. 1. stiff; unyielding; not pliant: a rigid strip of metal. 2. firmly fixed or set. 3. strict; severe: rigid rules. 4. exacting; rigorous: a rigid examination. 5. Mech. of or pertaining to a body in which the distance between any pair of points remains fixed under all forces. 6. (of an airship or dirigible) having a form maintained by a stiff, unyielding structure contained within the envelope. [1530–40; < Latin rigidus=rig(ēre) to be stiff, stiffen + -idus -id⁴] ri•gid′i•ty, rig′id•ness, n. rig′id•ly, adv. syn: See strict.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rigid - incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"stiffinflexible - resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade";
	2.	rigid - incapable of compromise or flexibilitystrictintolerant - unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
	3.	rigid - incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"unbending, inflexibleunadaptable - not adaptable
	4.	rigid - designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structureaeronautics, astronautics - the theory and practice of navigation through air or spacenonrigid - designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure
	5.	rigid - fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"fixed, setnonmoving, unmoving - not in motion

rigid

adjective1. strict, set, fixed, exact, rigorous, stringent, austere, severe Hospital routines for nurses are very rigid.
strict soft, flexible, tolerant, indulgent, lax, lenient, merciful2. inflexible, harsh, stern, adamant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, intransigent, unbending, invariable, unalterable, undeviating My father is very rigid in his thinking.3. inflexible, hard, firm, stiff, taut, unbending, inelastic rigid plastic containers
inflexible soft, yielding, mobile, bending, flexible, elastic, supple, limber, pliable, pliant, lissom(e)

rigid

adjective1. Not changing shape or bending:inelastic, inflexible, stiff, unbending, unyielding.2. Incapable of changing or being modified:immutable, inalterable, inflexible, invariable, ironclad, unalterable, unchangeable.3. Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding.Idiom: stubborn as a mule.4. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others:demanding, exacting, hard, harsh, severe, stern, strict, tough, unyielding.

Translations

不弯曲的严格的僵硬的坚硬的

rigid

(ˈridʒid) adjective1. completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily). An iron bar is rigid. 堅硬的，僵硬的，無法彎曲的 坚硬的，僵硬的，不弯曲的 2. very strict, and not likely to change. rigid rules; rigid discipline; rigid views on education; a stern, rigid headmaster. 嚴格的 严格的ˈrigidly adverb 僵硬地，嚴格地 僵硬地，严格地 ˈrigidness, riˈgidity noun 僵硬，嚴格，僵直性 僵硬，严格，刚性