| 单词 | rigid |
| 释义 | rigid (once / 319 pages) adj Describe something as rigid if it's really stiff and not very flexible, like a super-strict practice schedule or an unbending, uncomfortable mattress. The adjective rigid is actually related to the Latin word frigus, which means “cold.” So think of a rigid icicle or a rock-hard igloo to help you remember what rigid means. You can also use it to describe something that's particularly strict or unable to change, like the stubborn views of a person who just won't consider another perspective. WORD FAMILYrigid: nonrigid, rigider, rigidest, rigidity, rigidly, rigidness, semirigid+/rigidity: rigidities USAGE EXAMPLES“Perhaps some of the reason we became close is that he wasn’t as rigid as a lot of the people running for president,” Priebus said. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The evening news is as rigid as ever, almost always opening with Mr. Xi and often featuring the reading of long party communiqués. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) But the fact that they describe a teetering world of rigid class boundaries and vanishing deference is often mistaken for a tacit endorsement. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj incapable of or resistant to bending a rigid strip of metal a table made of rigid plastic Syn stiff inflexible resistant to being bent 2adj fixed and unmoving a face rigid with pain Syn fixed, set nonmoving, unmoving not in motion 3adj incapable of compromise or flexibility Syn strict intolerant unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion 4adj incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances a rigid disciplinarian Syn inflexible, unbending unadaptable not adaptable 5adj designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure Syn|Ant semirigid having a form maintained by a rigid internal structure as well as by internal gas pressure nonrigid designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure |
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