arctic

Compared meaning: very cold (adjective).

比较义项：寒冷的（形容词）。

• cold

  The plain, everyday word for low temperature; neutral register, used in almost any context (weather, food, drinks, rooms) without exaggeration.

  最普通、最常用的表示低温的词；语气中性，几乎可用于任何语境（天气、食物、饮料、房间），不带夸张色彩。

  Wear a jacket, it's cold outside today.

  穿件外套吧，今天外面很冷。

• arctic 本词

  An intensified, often hyperbolic word for extreme cold, evoking polar regions; mainly describes weather or conditions, rarely food or drinks, and sounds dramatic or literary.

  语气更强、常带夸张色彩的词，联想到极地；主要用来形容天气或环境，很少用于食物或饮料，听起来更戏剧化或带文学色彩。

  An arctic wind cut through the city all week.

  整整一周，刺骨的极寒寒风席卷了整座城市。

Cold and arctic both describe low temperature, but cold is the plain, everyday word, used for almost anything. Arctic is a stronger, more dramatic word for extreme cold, evoking polar regions, mainly used for weather, rarely for food or drinks.

两词都形容低温，但程度不同：cold 是最普通、最常用的说法，指一般的低温；arctic 语气夸张、程度更强，强调像北极一样极端严寒，常用于形容天气或环境，带有一点夸张或文学色彩。