chronic
英['kr?n?k]
美['krɑn?k]
- adj. 慢性的；長期的；習慣性的
- n. (Chronic)人名；(英)克羅尼克
詞態變化
副詞:?chronically;
中文詞源
chronic 長期的
來自希臘詞khronos, 時間，見Chronos，時間之神，詞源不確定。部分學者認為Chronos是泰坦主神Cronus的另一面，希臘神話中的Cronus吞噬Zeus等親生子女則象征著過去對未來的吞噬和抑制。
英文詞源
- chronic (adj.)
- early 15c., of diseases, "lasting a long time," from Middle French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos "of time, concerning time," from khronos "time" (see chrono-). Vague disapproving sense (from 17c.) is from association with diseases and later addictions.
雙語例句
- 1. Those who suffer from narcissism become self-absorbed or chronic show-offs.
- 被自戀癥折磨的人會變得只專注于自己的事情，或者不斷地自我炫耀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. 10,000 deaths a year from chronic lung disease are attributable to smoking.
- 吸煙導致每年有1萬人死于慢性肺病。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. About 4% of the prison population have chronic psychiatric illnesses.
- 大約4%的犯人有慢性精神疾病。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Persistent damage or inadequate healing may lead to chronic lameness.
- 反復受傷或治療不當可導致長期跛足。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty.
- 那位藝術家自殺的一個原因似乎是極端貧困。
來自柯林斯例句