odour
odour
(美 odor)
noun
be in good (或bad) odour with
odourless
adjective
语源
(美 odor)
noun
- a distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one
气味；臭味
the odour of cigarette smoke.
香烟的气味。
■(figurative)a lingering quality, impression, or feeling attaching to something
(喻 )意味
an odour of suspicion.
一种怀疑的意味。
■[mass noun][with adj.](figurative)the state of being held in a specified regard
(喻)名声；（对…的）好（或坏）的看法
a decade of bad odour between Britain and the European Community.
英国与欧洲共同体之间历时十年的交恶所带来的坏名声。
be in good (或bad) odour with
- be in (or out of) favour with (someone)
（不）受（某人）欢迎，对（某人）（没）有威望
- a sweet odour reputedly emitted by the bodies of saints at or near death
据传圣人在死亡或临死时发出的香味
■(figurative)a state of holiness
(喻)神圣
odourless
adjective
语源
- Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin odor 'smell, scent'
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