单词 | valetudinarian |
释义 | valetudinariana. 有病的, 虚弱的, 过分担心健康的n. 病弱的人, 过分担心健康的人【医】 虚弱者, 久病衰弱者 valetudinarian val.e.tu.di.nar.i.an AHD: [v²l”¹-t›d”n-âr“¶-…n, -ty›d”-] D.J. [7v#l!7tu8dn6e*ri8*n, -7tju8d-]K.K. [7v#l!7tud26Wri*n, -7tjud-]n.(名词)A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health:多病或虚弱的人:多病或虚弱的人,尤指经常地、病态地关注到他或她的健康的人:“She affected to be spunky about her ailments and afflictions, but she was in fact an utterly self-centered valetudinarian”(&b{Louis Auchincloss})“她装做对自己的失调和苦恼若无其事,但是实际上她是为自己的健康状况非常发愁的人”(路易斯·奥金克洛斯)adj.(形容词)1. Chronically ailing; sickly.体弱的:慢性疼痛的;易生病的2. Constantly and morbidly concerned with one's health.过分担心健康的:经常并病态地关注某人健康的语源:1. From Latin val¶t&9{¿din³rius} 源自 拉丁语 val¶t&9{¿din³rius} 2. from val¶t&9{¿d½} val¶t&9{¿}din- [state of health] 源自 val¶t&9{¿d½} val¶t&9{¿}din- [健康状况] 3. from val¶re [to be strong or well] * see wal- 源自 val¶re [强壮或健康] *参见 wal- 继承用法:val”etu”dinar“ianism n.(名词) |
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