| 释义 |
frig·id
\ˈfrijə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: Latin frigidus, from frigēre to be cold; akin to Latin frigus frost, cold, Greek rhigos
1.
a. : very cold : markedly lacking heat or warmth
< a frigid climate >
< a frigid day >
< natural caves where the frigid water coats the surroundings with ice — American Guide Series: New Hampshire >
b. : lacking warmth, ardor, or vivacity of feeling : forbidding in manner : stiff and formal
c. : indifferent or hostile
< felt frigid toward the plan >
2. : lacking imaginative qualities : insipid, plodding, dull
< an artist's frigid conception >
< writing a precise and frigid poetry >
also : pointless, senseless
3.
a. : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse — used especially of women
b. obsolete : lacking sexual vigor : impotent
c. of a female : unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
• frig·id·ly adverb
• frig·id·ness noun -es |