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单词 consumptive
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consumptive

adjective
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
(old-fashioned)
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  1. suffering from consumption (= a disease of the lungs)
  2. (usually disapproving) connected with the fact of using up resources
    • our consumptive lifestyle
    • Hunting, mining and consumptive activities are not permitted in a National Park.

consumptive

noun
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
(old-fashioned)
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  1. a person who suffers from consumption (= a disease of the lungs)
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin consumptivus, from Latin consumpt- ‘consumed’, from the verb consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’.
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