单词 | rancid |
释义 | rancid —rancidly, adv. —rancidness, rancidity, n. /ran"sid/, adj. 1. having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, esp. of fats or oils: rancid butter. 2. (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale: a rancid smell. 3. offensive or nasty; disagreeable. [1640-50; < L rancidus rank, stinking, equiv. to ranc(ere) to be rotten + -idus -ID4] |
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