fetid

a. 恶臭的 [医] 恶臭的

发音

其它 /ˈfɛtɪd/

词形变化

fetids 复数 fetids more fetid 比较级 most fetid 最高级

别名

foetid fœtid

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.

    罕用
adj.
  1. 1.

    Foul-smelling, stinking.

    I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.

  2. 2.

    Unpleasant.

    过时 俚语

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London "I'm not going to promise anything after the perfectly fetid way you're running off," she retorted.

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Etymology tree Latin fēteō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Latin -idus Latin fētidusbor. English fetid Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).

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