英[raɪf]美[raɪf]
记忆方法
词源记忆法
来自古英语 rife,大量的，普通的，盛行的，来自 Proto-Germanic*rif,可能来自 PIE*rei,撕，扯， 砍，词源同 river,rift.通常用于形容坏事的盛行。
adjective(形容词)
双解例句
adjective(形容词)
小知识
Use the adjective rife to mean “full of” or “widespread,” especially when you're talking about something negative. If the lifeguard says the water is rife with jellyfish, you're not going to want to swim in it.
Not to be confused with the word ripe (“fully developed”), rife means “abundant” or “prevalent.” Rife can follow the word it’s describing, as in “corruption was rife during his administration.” More commonly, however, rife comes before the word it modifies, accompanied by the preposition with, as in “the class was rife with yawns” or “her story was rife with inconsistencies.”