turbid「渾濁的」的運用及同義詞比較

Word of the Day ： February 27， 2021

turbid

渾濁的；汙濁不清的

adjective TER-bid

Definition

1 a ： thick or opaque with or as with roiled sediment

黏稠的或不透明的，帶有沉澱的

b ： heavy with smoke or mist

濃煙或濃霧

2 a ： deficient in clarity or purity ： foul， muddy

不透明的，不乾淨的：骯髒，渾濁的

b ： characterized by or producing obscurity （as of mind or emotions）

以模糊為特徵的或產生模糊的（如思想或情感）

Examples

The speed of the water flowing over the dam becomes obvious only when one observes the turbid water roiling below。

只有當你看到下面渾濁的水在翻滾時，流過大壩的水的速度才變得明顯。

“Muddy， nutrient-rich lake water can harm the river， making it turbid and feeding algae blooms。 Plus， it just looks nasty。” — Amy Bennett Williams， The Naples （Florida） Daily News， 21 Oct。 2020

髒的而富營養的湖水會對河流造成危害，使河流變得渾濁，滋生藻類。此外，它看起來令人噁心。”

Did You Know?

Turbid and turgid （which means “swollen or distended” or “overblown， pompous， or bombastic”） are frequently mistaken for one another， and it‘s no wonder。 Not only do the two words differ by only a letter， they are often used in contexts where either word could fit。 For example， a flooded stream can be simultaneously cloudy and swollen， and badly written prose might be both unclear and grandiloquent。 Nevertheless， the distinction between these two words， however fine， is an important one for conveying exact shades of meaning， so it’s a good idea to keep them straight。 Turbid， like its relative turbulent， comes ultimately from the Latin noun turba， meaning “confusion” or “crowd。”

Turbid 而 turgid（這意味著“上漲的或擴張的”或“過分的，浮誇的或誇張的”）常常彼此混淆，這也不足為奇。這兩個詞不僅只有一個字母的區別，它們常常一起被用在任何一個適用詞的語境中。 例如，氾濫的河流可能同時變得渾濁和上漲，而散文寫得不好可能既不清晰又過於誇張。 然而，這兩個詞之間的區別，無論多麼細微，對於傳達準確的意思來說都是很重要的，所以最好把它們區分開來。Turbid，就像其相對的turbulent 一樣，最終來源於拉丁語名詞 turba，意思是“混亂”或“擁擠”。

Name That Antonym

What 5-letter antonym of turbid （relating to “obscurity”） begins with “l”？