(of language, writing, etc. 语言、文章等 boring, complicated and difficult to understand 枯燥无味的；晦涩难懂的 turgid prose 艰涩的文风
swollen; containing more water than usual 肿胀的；膨胀的；肿大的 the turgid waters of the Thames 上涨的泰晤士河水
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin turgidus, from turgere ‘to swell’.