英语词汇“cadaverous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Cadaverous means looking corpse-like, from being sick or too skinny, like an aging rock star or a Halloween ghoul.

The adjective cadaverous literally means "like a cadaver." It's from the Latin word, well, cadaver (dead body), that comes from another Latin word cadere meaning "to fall." That's some fall! You don't have to be dead to look cadaverous, though, if your cheeks are sunken and your ribs poke through your torn tee-shirt, you look cadaverous and it's not a compliment (unless you're a Goth). On Halloween, you might go for a cadaverous look with green-tinted makeup and black circles under your eyes.

WORD FAMILY

cadaverous: cadaverously+/cadaver: cadaveric, cadaverous, cadavers

USAGE EXAMPLES

Cadaverous and sinewy, with dyed blond hair, burning blue eyes and a chiseled torso, he is an extraordinary specimen.

New York Times(Oct 27, 2016)

Yet while Harris is styled to look like Brynner did, albeit with extra cadaverous features, he’s not a robot any more.

The Guardian(Oct 03, 2016)

The tall, cadaverous stranger fell back in fright at the chaplain’s cry and shrieked, “Don’t hurt me!”

Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961)

1adj of or relating to a cadaver or corpse

we had long anticipated his cadaverous end

Syn

cadaveric

2adj very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Syn

bony, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
lean, thin

lacking excess flesh

单词	cadaverous
释义	cadaverous (once / 8146 pages) adj Cadaverous means looking corpse-like, from being sick or too skinny, like an aging rock star or a Halloween ghoul. The adjective cadaverous literally means "like a cadaver." It's from the Latin word, well, cadaver (dead body), that comes from another Latin word cadere meaning "to fall." That's some fall! You don't have to be dead to look cadaverous, though, if your cheeks are sunken and your ribs poke through your torn tee-shirt, you look cadaverous and it's not a compliment (unless you're a Goth). On Halloween, you might go for a cadaverous look with green-tinted makeup and black circles under your eyes. WORD FAMILY cadaverous: cadaverously+/cadaver: cadaveric, cadaverous, cadavers USAGE EXAMPLES Cadaverous and sinewy, with dyed blond hair, burning blue eyes and a chiseled torso, he is an extraordinary specimen. New York Times(Oct 27, 2016) Yet while Harris is styled to look like Brynner did, albeit with extra cadaverous features, he’s not a robot any more. The Guardian(Oct 03, 2016) The tall, cadaverous stranger fell back in fright at the chaplain’s cry and shrieked, “Don’t hurt me!” Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) 1adj of or relating to a cadaver or corpse we had long anticipated his cadaverous end Syn cadaveric 2adj very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold Syn bony, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted lean, thin lacking excess flesh
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