arid
词根词缀：
arability n. 可耕性
ar 犁地 + ability 可…性 → 可耕性
arable adj. 可耕种的
ar 犁地 + able 可…的，能…的；具有…性质的 → 可耕种的
arefaction n. 弄干
ar 干 + efac 做 + tion 表名词 → 弄干
arid adj. 干旱的
ar 干 + id 有…性质的 → 干旱的
数据来源：新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句：
Irrigation is an essential condition for the existence and development of agriculture in the arid areas.
灌溉是干旱区农业存在与发展的必要条件。
Population density in arid areas is too high and damages the land further.
干旱地区的人口密度太高，这会进一步破坏土地。
Terpenoids are more prevalent in some arid or semiarid climates.
萜类在某些干旱或半干旱气候条件下较为普遍。
The region is semiarid to arid in overall climate.
这个地区总体上是半干旱至干旱气候。
She had given him the only joy his arid life had ever known.
她为他枯燥无味的生活带来了从未有过的乐趣。
In the interior the climate is semi-arid and arid.
内陆地区为干旱和半干旱气候。