Word of the Day : February 27, 2021
turbid
浑浊的；污浊不清的
adjective TER-bid
Definition
1 a : thick or opaque with or as with roiled sediment
黏稠的或不透明的，带有沉淀的
b : heavy with smoke or mist
浓烟或浓雾
2 a : deficient in clarity or purity : foul, muddy
不透明的，不干净的：肮脏，浑浊的
b : characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions)
以模糊为特征的或产生模糊的(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.
只有当你看到下面浑浊的水在翻滚时，流过大坝的水的速度才变得明显。
'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
脏的而富营养的湖水会对河流造成危害，使河流变得浑浊，滋生藻类。此外，它看起来令人恶心。”
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（这意味着“上涨的或扩张的”或“过分的，浮夸的或夸张的”）常常彼此混淆，这也不足为奇。这两个词不仅只有一个字母的区别，它们常常一起被用在任何一个适用词的语境中。 例如，泛滥的河流可能同时变得浑浊和上涨，而散文写得不好可能既不清晰又过于夸张。 然而，这两个词之间的区别，无论多么细微，对于传达准确的意思来说都是很重要的，所以最好把它们区分开来。Turbid，就像其相对的turbulent 一样，最终来源于拉丁语名词 turba，意思是“混乱”或“拥挤”。
Name That Antonym
What 5-letter antonym of turbid (relating to 'obscurity') begins with 'l'?
