rigid

• adj. 嚴(yán)格的；僵硬的，死板的；堅(jiān)硬的；精確的

來自拉丁語 rigere,拉直，伸直，來自 PIE*reig,拉直，綁緊，使固定，詞源同 rig,reach.引申諸 相關(guān)詞義。

rigid (adj.)

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.

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)。

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2. He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.

他通過嚴(yán)格控制公共開支保持預(yù)算平衡。

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3. Andrew went rigid when he saw a dog, any dog, anywhere.

安德魯過去只要看見狗，無論在哪里，無論什么狗，都會嚇得一動不動。

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4. Several colleges in our study have rigid rules about student conduct.

在我們的研究中，有幾所大學(xué)制定了嚴(yán)格的學(xué)生行為規(guī)則。

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5. He had maintained a rigid diet, shedding some twenty pounds.

他嚴(yán)格地堅(jiān)持節(jié)食，減了差不多20磅。

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