early 15c., from Latin rigidus "hard, stiff, rough, severe," from rigere "be stiff," from PIE *reig- "stretch (tight), bind tightly, make fast" (cognates: Old Irish riag "torture," Middle High German ric "band, string"). Related: Rigidly.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views.
她相當(dāng)頑固，宗教觀念極強(qiáng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.
他通過(guò)嚴(yán)格控制公共開(kāi)支保持預(yù)算平衡。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Andrew went rigid when he saw a dog, any dog, anywhere.