"turgid" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 腫脹的
• 誇張的（文章/語言）

Definition

用來描述因液體而腫脹的東西。也可以指太複雜、浮誇或矯揉造作的語言或文章。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Turgid” 常用於正式、學術或文學場合。指文風時，通常帶有批評意味，意指內容過於複雜矯飾。在生物學中，特指因吸水腫脹的狀態。勿與 “rigid（僵硬的）” 混淆。

Examples

The river was turgid after the heavy rain.

大雨過後，河水變得非常**腫脹**。

The plant cells became turgid when they absorbed water.

植物細胞吸水後變得**腫脹**。

His speech was full of turgid language.

他的演講充滿了**誇張的**語言。

Her writing is so turgid that it's hard to follow what she means.

她的寫作太**浮誇**，很難明白她的意思。

After sitting in water, the beans looked swollen and turgid.

豆子泡水後看起來又腫又**脹**。

You don’t need to make your essay so turgid—just be clear and simple.

你的論文沒必要寫得那麼**複雜浮誇**，只要清楚簡單就行。