fetid
adjective /ˈfetɪd/, /ˈfiːtɪd/
/ˈfetɪd/
(also British English, less frequent foetid)
[usually before noun] (formal)- smelling very unpleasant
恶臭的 - She tried to inhale as little of the fetid air as possible.
她尽量少吸入恶臭的空气。
- He felt the creature's hot, fetid breath against his skin.
他感觉到这个生物灼热、恶臭的气息贴着他的皮肤。 - The damp, fetid conditions were shocking.
潮湿恶臭的环境令人震惊。
Collocations DictionaryFetid is used with these nouns:- stench
词源late Middle English: from Latin fetidus (often mistakenly spelled foetidus), from fetere ‘to stink’. - She tried to inhale as little of the fetid air as possible.