| 释义 |
aridify, v.|əˈrɪdɪfaɪ|
[f. arid a. + -ify.]
trans. To make arid. Hence aˈridified ppl. a.
1920Glasgow Herald 5 Mar. 8 As in Charles Darwin's case, prolonged and continuous absorption in hard thinking may aridify the emotions and destroy the appreciation of genuine poetry. 1930W. de la Mare Desert Islands 149 Definitions aridify arguments. 1937― in Proc. Brit. Acad. 1936 XXI. 249 Only a puritan aridified by a sense of duty could finally condemn it [sc. rhyme]. |