(of a person’s face )人的臉 looking red and healthy 紅潤健康的 ruddy cheeks 紅潤的面頰 a ruddy complexion 紅潤的臉色
- (literary)
red in colour 紅色的 a ruddy sky 紅彤彤的天空
- [only before noun] (British English, informal)
a mild swear word that some people use to show that they are annoyed (表示生氣)討厭的,可惡的
Word Originlate Old English rudig, from the base of archaic rud ‘red colour’; related to red.