moribund
英['m?r?b?nd]
美['m?r?b?nd]
- adj. 垂死的；停滯不前的
- n. 垂死的人
助記提示
moribund(末日伴的) 垂死的
中文詞源
moribund 垂死的，行將滅亡的
來自拉丁語mori,去死，將死，詞源同mortal,murder.-bund,工具格后綴，將成為，詞源同be.
英文詞源
- moribund (adj.)
- 1721, "about to die," from Middle French moribund (16c.), from Latin moribundus "dying, at the point of death," from mori "to die" (see mortal (adj.)). Figurative sense of "near an end" is from 1837. Related: Moribundity.
雙語例句
- 1. The moribund Post Office Advisory Board was replaced.
- 這個不起作用的郵局顧問委員會已被替換.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Imperialism is monopolistic, parasitic and moribund capitalism.
- 帝國主義是壟斷的 、 寄生的、垂死的資本主義.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The British music scene is nostalgic, decrepit and moribund.
- 英國音樂呈現出感傷懷舊、暮氣沉沉、行將就木的景象。
來自辭典例句
- 4. In the moribund patient deepening coma are the usual preludes to death.
- 病人彌留之際,加深的昏睡通常是死的前兆.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The US dollar, a once proud and honest currency, is moribund, like the nation it represents.
- 美元一度曾是不可一世的信用篤實的貨幣, 可眼下就象它代表的國家一樣,也瀕臨死亡.
來自辭典例句