vivid

B1 CET-4 高中 FREQ #11810 ★★☆☆☆

a. 生动的, 鲜明的, 鲜艳的, 活泼的, 逼真的, 清晰的

发音

US /ˈvɪvɪd/

词形变化

vivids 复数 vivids more vivid 比较级 vivider vividest vivider 比较级 most vivid 最高级 vividest 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

生动的;鲜明的;鲜艳的

vivid memories, dreams, descriptions etc are so clear that they seem real

I've got vivid memories of that summer.

我对那年夏天记忆犹新。

He had a vivid picture of her in his mind.

他的脑海中清晰地留着她的形象。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A felt-tipped permanent marker; a marker pen.

    新西兰
adj. B1
  1. 1.

    Clear, detailed, or powerful.

    生动

    鲜烈

    鲜明

  2. 2.

    Bright, intense, or colourful.

    鲜艳

    鲜明

  3. 3.

    Full of life; strikingly alive.

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Latin -idus Latin vīviduslbor. English vivid Learned borrowing from Latin vividus (“animated, spirited”), from vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”), Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). The noun sense (a type of marker pen) was genericized from Bic's Vivid Marker brand.

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