solid: [14] Solid comes via Old French solide from Latin solidus ‘solid, whole’ (source also of English solder and soldier and of the French coin term sou). It went back to the same base (Indo-European *sol-) that produced Latin sollus ‘whole’ (source of English solemn and solicit) and salvus ‘unharmed’ (source of English safe, save, etc). => solder, soldier, solemn, solicit
solid (adj.)
late 14c., "not empty or hollow," from Old French solide "firm, dense, compact," from Latin solidus "firm, whole, undivided, entire," figuratively "sound, trustworthy, genuine," from PIE *sol-ido-, suffixed form of root *sol- "whole" (cognates: Greek holos "whole," Latin salus "health," salvus "safe;" see safe (adj.)).
Meaning "firm, hard, compact" is from 1530s. Meaning "entirely of the same stuff" is from 1710. Of qualities, "well-established, considerable" c. 1600. As a mere intensifier, 1830. Slang sense of "wonderful, remarkable" first attested 1920 among jazz musicians. As an adverb, "solidly, completely," 1650s. Solid South in U.S. political history is attested from 1858. Solid state as a term in physics is recorded from 1953; meaning "employing printed circuits and solid transistors" (as opposed to wires and vacuum tubes) is from 1959. Related: Solidly.
solid (n.)
late 14c., "three-dimensional figure," from solid (adj.). Meaning "a solid substance" is from 1690s. Compare also solidus; Latin solidus (adj.) was used as a noun meaning "an entire sum; a solid body."
例文
1. Solid low-level waste will be disposed of deep underground.
放射性レベルの低い固体廃棄物は地中深埋処理される。
2.The car park was absolutely packed solid with people.
駐車場は人でごった返していた。
3.Banks are built to look solid to reassure their customers.
銀行は、顧客を安心させるために頑丈に見えるように建てられていることが多い。
4.The wide road was blocked solid with traffic that moved along sluggishly.
広い道路はゆっくりと進む車でしっかりと塞がれている。
5.Mr Zuma had a solid reputation as a grass roots organiser.