lurid

形容词 adj.
/ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/|/ˈlɔːɹɪd/    /ˈlʊɹɪd/|/ˈlɝɪd/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
    — The accident was described with lurid detail.
  2. Melodramatic.
  3. Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
    — Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame;
  4. Being of a light yellow hue.
    — The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.
  5. Having a brown colour tinged with red.
    — a lurid plant with maroon leaves and pink flowers

词形变化

more lurid comparative most lurid superlative

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *loiros
Latin lūror
Latin lūridusbor.
English lurid
Borrowed from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow, wan”).
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