humid
UK/hjʊmɪd/US/'hju:mid/
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Definitions
adj.
(of air or weather) Containing a lot of water vapor; damp and sticky.
（空气、天气）潮湿的，湿闷的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin humidus (moist), from humēre 'to be wet.' This is the 'moist' branch of the root — nothing to do with the 'earth/low' branch behind humble. Used mainly of warm, sticky, water-heavy air.
Root hum still carries 46 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.hot and humid又热又潮
- 2.humid air潮湿的空气
- 3.humid climate潮湿的气候
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was hot and humid, and our clothes stuck to our skin.
- 2.
Tropical rainforests are warm and extremely humid.
Easily Confused
humid vs damp vs moist — humid is about water vapor in the air (humid weather); damp is unwanted surface wetness (damp walls); moist is a pleasant, slight wetness (moist cake). You wouldn't call cake 'humid' or air 'moist.'