• adj. 病態(tài)的；由病引起的；恐怖的；病變部位的

來自拉丁語morbus,疾病，來自mori,快死，將死，來自PIE*mer,死亡，詞源同mortal,murder.即生病的，病態(tài)的。

morbid (adj.)

1650s, "of the nature of a disease, indicative of a disease," from Latin morbidus "diseased," from morbus "sickness, disease, ailment, illness," from root of mori "to die," which is possibly from PIE root *mer- "to rub, pound, wear away" (cognates: Sanskrit mrnati "crushes, bruises;" Greek marainein "to consume, exhaust, put out, quench," marasmus "consumption"). Transferred use, of mental states, is from 1777. Related: Morbidly; morbidness.

1. The book is not as morbid as it sounds.

這本書并不像聽起來那么可怕。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He had a morbid fascination with blood.

他對血有著一種病態(tài)的喜好。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like.

不厭其煩地談?wù)撃沟匾约爸T如此類的事是一種病態(tài).

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. She felt a morbid desire to ascertain the point.

她感到有一種病態(tài)的欲望想弄明白這一點.

來自英漢文學 - 紅字

5. Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.

一些人對犯罪有一種病態(tài)的癡迷。

來自辭典例句