释义 |
rigor /rīˈgör or rigˈər/ noun- A sense of chilliness with contraction of the skin, a preliminary symptom of many diseases (medicine)
- Failure to react to stimulus, under unfavourable conditions (botany)
- A rigid irresponsive state caused by a sudden shock, as when an animal is said to sham dead (zoology)
- /rigˈər/ another, chiefly American, spelling of rigour
ORIGIN: L rigor, from rigēre to be stiff rigorism /rigˈər-izm/ noun - Extreme strictness
- The doctrine that in doubtful cases the strict course should be followed
rigˈorist noun rigˈorous adjective - Rigidly strict or scrupulous
- Exact
- Unsparing
- Severe
- Harsh, violent (Spenser)
rigˈorously adverb rigˈorousness noun rigour /rigˈər/ noun - Stiffness
- Hardness
- Rigor
- Severity
- Unswerving enforcement of law, rule or principle
- Strict exactitude
- Austerity
- Extreme strictness
- Severity of weather or climate
rigor mortis /mörˈtis or morˈtis/ noun (Latin) Stiffening of the body after death |