• adj. 普遍的；流行的；盛傳的
• n. (Rife)人名；(西)里費(fèi)；(英)賴夫

來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) rife,大量的，普通的，盛行的，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*rif,可能來(lái)自 PIE*rei,撕，扯， 砍，詞源同 river,rift.通常用于形容壞事的盛行。

rife (adj.)

Old English rife "abundant, common, prevalent," from Proto-Germanic *rif- (cognates: Old Norse rifr, Swedish river, Norwegian riv, Middle Dutch riif, Middle Low German rive "abundant, generous"), said to be from PIE root *rei- "to scratch, tear, cut" "The prevalence of the word in early southern texts is in favour of its being native in English, rather than an adoption from Scandinavian." [OED]

1. Hollywood soon became rife with rumors.

整個(gè)好萊塢頓時(shí)流言四起。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Speculation is rife that he will be sacked.

人們紛紛猜測(cè)他會(huì)被解雇。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. It is a country where corruption is rife.

這是個(gè)腐敗成風(fēng)的國(guó)家。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.

大家都在推測(cè)王子會(huì)娶誰(shuí).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. Disease is rife in the area.

疾病在這一區(qū)很流行.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》