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词汇 turgidity
释义 turgidity
noun[ U ]
uk /tɜːˈdʒɪd.ə.ti/ us /tɝːˈdʒɪd.ə.t̬i/

turgiditynoun[U] (BORING QUALITY)


formal
the fact of being boring and too serious:
The prose occasionally lapses into turgidity.
Reviews in this journal often comment on the turgidity of the writing of most linguists.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

the state of being unhappy and uninterested
boredomThere's nothing to do at the cabin - I might die of boredom.
tediumFilming a televison show involves a fair bit of waiting and tedium behind the scenes.
tediousnessI can't imagine the tediousness of cataloguing every single piece of writing in the archive.
wearinessShe listened to his complaining with a growing sense of weariness.
ennuiHis latest book was about suburban ennui and the middle-aged desire for something new.
drearinessShe wanted to go to the big city and escape the dreariness of her rural, small-town life.
This chapter may owe its comparative turgidity to the necessity of dealing with a large subject in a small space.
His writing is not plagued by the turgidity that so often seems to be the norm in scholarly papers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Boredom, tedium and boring things
banality
blandness
boredom
cabin fever
commonplace
ennui
flatness
frustration
insipidness
jejune
same
screed
snooze
snoozefest
sterility
stodginess
the same old thingidiom
torpor
turgid
yawningly

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Lacking humour

turgiditynoun[U] (SWOLLEN QUALITY)


medical specialized
the fact of being swollen or firm, usually because of being full of liquid: 紧涨度
Water is essential to maintain the turgidity of cells.水分对维持细胞紧涨度有必要。
Resin or sap contributes to the turgidity of trees.
There is a loss of skin turgidity.
The cells lose their turgidity and the pore closes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Swellings & lumps
acoustic neuroma
actinomycosis
adenitis
adenoma hyperplastic nodules
anasarca
bloated
dropsy
elephantiasis
encephalomyelitis
enchondroma
equine encephalitis
inflamed
inflammatory
pouchy
puffy
thyroid nodule
torus
tumescence
tumid
tumour
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