| 释义 |
liv·id
\ˈlivə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: French livide, from Latin lividus, from livēre to be blue; akin to Old Irish lī color, Welsh lliw color, Old English slāh sloe, Old High German slēha sloe, Russian sliva plum
1. : discolored by or as if by bruising : black-and-blue
< livid flesh >
2. : of the color lead — compare livid brown, livid pink, livid purple, livid violet
3. : ashen, pallid, ghastly, gray
< as I imprinted the first kiss on her lips, they became livid with the hue of death — Mary W. Shelley >
4. : lurid
< world of sideshow freaks among whom he has a large and rather livid acquaintance — J.S.Sandoe >
• li·vid·i·ty \lə̇ˈvidəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun -es
• liv·id·ness noun -es |