Frigidity Meaning in English

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释义

Frigidity is the quality of being very cold or lacking warmth, both physically and emotionally. In medicine, it can also mean a lack of sexual desire.

用法与细微差别

'Frigidity' is formal and rare in everyday speech; often used in scientific, medical, or literary contexts. Emotionally, it describes someone's distant or unfeeling nature. In medical use, it specifically refers to sexual dysfunction (mostly regarding women). Not commonly used for weather; 'coldness' is more natural in casual English.

• Spanish: frialdad - frigidez (médica)
• Portuguese (BR): frieza - frigidez (médica)
• Portuguese (PT): frieza - frigidez (médica)
• Chinese (Simplified): 冷淡 - 性冷淡 (医学)
• Chinese (Traditional): 冷淡 - 性冷感 (醫學)
• Hindi: ठंडापन - यौन शीतलता (चिकित्सा)
• Arabic: برودة - برود جنسي (طبي)
• Bengali: শীতলতা - উদাসীনতা - যৌন অমনোযোগ
• Russian: холодность - фригидность (медицинское)
• Japanese: 冷たさ - 冷淡さ - 性的冷感症
• Vietnamese: sự lạnh lùng - sự lãnh cảm (y học)
• Korean: 냉담함 - 냉정함 - 성적 냉감
• Turkish: soğukluk - duygusal soğukluk - cinsel isteksizlik
• Urdu: سرد مہری - بے حسی - جنسی سرد مہری
• Indonesian: kedinginan - ketidakpedulian - frigiditas (medis)

例句

The frigidity of the winter night surprised us.

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Her voice had a tone of frigidity.

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Medical experts discussed the causes of frigidity.

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There was an emotional frigidity between the two friends after their argument.

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People sometimes mistake shyness for frigidity in social situations.

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The character in the novel is known for her emotional frigidity and distance.

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