valetudinarian
英[,vælɪtjuːdɪ'neərɪən]
美['vælə,tjʊdn'ɛrɪən]
- adj. 虚弱的；有病的；过分担心健康的
- n. 体弱多病的人；过分担心自己健康的人
助记提示
1、vale- "be strong" + -tudin- "abstract noun suffix" + -arian(复合后缀：-ary, -an).
2、字面含义：state of health. <= valetudo / valetude.
3、引申为：过分担心健康的，过分担心健康的人。
4、也就是：过于关注自己的身体状况，对自己的身体状况太过敏感。
英文词源
- valetudinarian (n.)
- "one who is constantly concerned with his own ailments," 1703, from valetudinary (1580s), from Latin valetudinarius, from valetudo "state of health" (either good or bad), from valere "be strong" (see valiant) + -tudo, abstract noun suffix (see -tude). Valetudinary (adj.) "sickly" is recorded from 1580s.
双语例句
- 1. She affected to be spunky about her ailments and afflictions, but she was in fact an utterly self - centered valetudinarian.
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The valetudinarian alternated two hours of work with one hour of rest.
- 那个体弱多病的人每工作两小时就要歇一小时。
来自辞典例句
- 3. He got sick easily since he was young , what a valetudinarian!
- 他从小就容易生病,是个病秧子.
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