1650s, "pale," from Latin luridus "pale yellow, ghastly," of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with Greek khloros (see Chloe). Meaning "glowing in the darkness" is from 1727. The figurative sense of "sensational" is first attested 1850. Related: Luridly.
雙語例句
1. The King had been putting about lurid rumours for months.
國王連續數月都在散布駭人聽聞的謠言。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.
這份報紙對這起兇殺案駭人聽聞的細節描述得淋漓盡致。
來自《權威詞典》
3. She gave us a lurid description of the birth.
關于分娩,她向我們做了令人毛骨悚然的描述.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. She took care to paint her toe nails a lurid red or orange.
她精心地把腳指甲涂成妖艷的紅色或橙色。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Some reports have contained lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations.