20091019Word of the Day

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turbid

\TUR-bid\ , adjective:
1.Muddy; thick with or as if with roiled sediment; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind.
2.Thick; dense; dark; -- used of clouds, air, fog, smoke, etc.
3.Disturbed; confused; disordered.
形容词 a.
1.浑浊的;污浊的
2.(思想等)混乱的,紊乱的,迷惘的
3.(烟、云等)浓密的

Quotes:
Although both are found in the same waters, black crappies usually prefer clearer, quieter water, while white crappies flourish in warmer, siltier and more turbid water.
~Tim Eisele, "Crappie Facts", Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin), May 8, 1998
Rough or smooth, the Irish Sea at Blackpool is always turbid. Beneath the murk float unspeakable things.
~David Walker, "Is Labour right to end its affair with Blackpool? YES says David", Independent, March 26, 1998
Wesley's mind seems at this time to have been in a turbid and restless state.
~W. B. Stonehouse, The History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme

Origin:
Turbid comes from Latin turbidus, "confused, disordered," from turba, "disturbance, commotion."

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