(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation (土地,气候)干旱的,干燥的;少雨的,无雨的;过于干燥或贫瘠而无法生长作物的 hot and arid conditions. 炎热干燥的环境。 ■(figurative)lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning (喻)缺少兴趣的,无兴奋感的,无意义的 his arid years in suburbia. 他在郊区兴味索然的那几年。
派生 aridity noun aridly adverb aridness noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from French aride or Latin aridus, from arere 'be dry or parched'