turgid
UK/'tә:dʒid/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Swollen or distended with fluid; (of language or style) overly complex and pompous.
肿胀的；（文风）浮夸的，晦涩的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedturgroot
+
idhaving the quality of
=turgid
Common Collocations
- 1.turgid prose浮夸的散文
- 2.turgid writing晦涩的文字
- 3.turgid style臃肿的文风
- 4.[turgid rhetoric]夸张的言辞
Example Sentences
- 1.
The professor's turgid prose made the textbook nearly impossible to read.
- 2.
After the injury, his ankle became turgid and painful to the touch.
- 3.
Critics dismissed the novel as turgid and self-indulgent, full of unnecessary complexity.