frigid

• adj.冷たい、極寒の；肌寒い

ラテン語のfrigidus「冷たい」から、PIE*srig「冷たい」に由来し、語源的にはfridge,sang-froidと同じ。 また、性的な冷たさを指すのにも使われる。

frigid (adj.)

1620s, "intensely cold," from Latin frigidus "cold, chill, cool," figuratively "indifferent," also "flat, dull, trivial," from stem of frigere "be cold;" related to noun frigus "cold, coldness, frost," from Proto-Italic *srigos-, from PIE root *srig- "cold" (cognates: Greek rhigos "cold, frost"). The meaning "wanting in sexual heat" is attested from 1650s, originally of males. Related: Frigidly; frigidness.

1. A snowstorm hit the West today，bringing with it frigid temperatures.

吹雪が今日西部地域を襲い、気温が急降下した。

2. "Well, dear," her hostess would reply with a frigid smile.

「ああ、ハニー」と彼女の女主人は笑顔で硬く答える。

3.My husband says I am frigid .

夫は私がセックスレスだと言った。

4.There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.

部屋は冷たい雰囲気だった。

5.Asia extends across the frigid ，temperate and tropical zones.

アジアの地にまたがる寒、温、熱の3つの帯。