coldness

FREQ #30907

n. 寒冷, 冷, 冷淡

发音

US /ˈkoʊldnəs/
UK /ˈkəʊldnəs/

词形变化

coldnesses 复数 coldnesses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The relative lack of heat.

    寒冷

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.

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  3. 3.

    Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.

    冷淡

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  4. 4.

    The reciprocal of absolute temperature.

    可数 不可数 物理

    This function will be called the coldness, its equilibrium value will be the reciprocal of absolute temperature.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

cold coolness frigidity frigidness chilliness iciness

反义词 1

hotness

上位词 5

temperature emotionlessness pressor unemotionality vasoconstrictor

下位词 10

cool stone chill nip coolness chilliness frostiness gelidity iciness lukewarmness

词源

From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenisse (“coldness”), Middle High German kaltnisse, keltnisse (“coldness”).

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