putrid

putrid
adjective
  1. (of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell
    (有机物)正在腐烂(或腐坏)的,发出腐臭味的
    ■of or characteristic of rotting matter
    腐烂物(特有)的
    the putrid smells from the slaughterhouses.
    屠宰场散发出的腐臭味。
    ■(informal)very unpleasant; repulsive
    (非正式)非常讨厌的;令人厌恶的
    the cocktail is a putrid pink colour.
    这种鸡尾酒呈桃红色,真令人讨厌。
派生
putridity
noun
putridly
adverb
putridness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin putridus, from putrere 'to rot', from puter, putr- 'rotten'
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