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

adj

If the first section of the newspaper you read is the obituaries, you could be considered morbid. Morbid is a word used to describe anyone who spends too much time thinking about death or disease.

A lot of English words relating to medicine and science come from Latin, and the adjective morbid is one of them; it comes from the root morbidus, meaning "diseased" or "sick." Morbid can also be used to describe other nouns besides people. If you wear Goth clothing, your wardrobe might be described as morbid. And if you hang tombstones on your walls, your taste in art could also be described as morbid.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

morbid / moribund

Morbid describes something gruesome, like smallpox or Frankenstein's monster. Moribund refers to the act of dying. Goths love both. What fun!

Morbid and moribund are both dark and popular around Halloween, but if you dig up their graves, you'll find their Latin bones are different: Morbid comes from morbus, for disease, while moribund comes from morī, for dying.

Morbid is a busy adjective, going from dark to darker describing terrible things such as anything related to disease -obesity, insanity, the plague - or unwholesome thoughts. Morbid pops up all over the place, such as in

The Morbid Imagination, a Website about Gothic Horror and the Arts.

Or in this quote from a book about country life:

And the slender, undersized, morbid girl needed just such tonic. (Lillian Elizabeth Roy)

You can be morbidly obese or morbidly thin, as long as you're sick in some way, even in the head, you're morbid. Appropriately, Morbid is the name of a Swedish death metal band.

On the other hand, moribund means dying, literally or figuratively. It can refer to a person about to leave this world behind or to something that's almost obsolete. In both senses, moribund does not mean death but dying. It refers to the action, not the outcome, like in this example from an old medical book:

This heart was taken from a man who came into the hospital in a moribund condition.

The word also shows up in the news, all too often describing an economy:

But the domestic economy remains moribund, while the fragile export recovery could be sabotaged by slowing in the global economy. (New York Times)

The hermit crab that hasn't had water in three days is a moribund pet. The kid with the black lipstick who wants it to die is morbid.

WORD FAMILY

morbid: morbidity, morbidly, morbidness+/morbidity: morbidities

USAGE EXAMPLES

A morbid, and possibly unique, phenomenon may be the answer.

Science Magazine(Dec 15, 2016)

"I am not into morbid counts but that kind of volume matters, that kind of impact on the enemy."

BBC(Dec 08, 2016)

She examined a set of taxidermied kittens, posed into a Victorian wedding scene, at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn.

New York Times(Dec 02, 2016)

1adj suggesting the horror of death and decay

morbid details

Syn

ghoulish
offensive

unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

2adj suggesting an unhealthy mental state

morbid interest in death
morbid curiosity

Syn

unwholesome

detrimental to physical or moral well-being

3adj caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

a morbid growth

Syn

diseased, pathologic, pathological
unhealthy

not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind

单词	morbid
释义	morbid (once / 824 pages) adj If the first section of the newspaper you read is the obituaries, you could be considered morbid. Morbid is a word used to describe anyone who spends too much time thinking about death or disease. A lot of English words relating to medicine and science come from Latin, and the adjective morbid is one of them; it comes from the root morbidus, meaning "diseased" or "sick." Morbid can also be used to describe other nouns besides people. If you wear Goth clothing, your wardrobe might be described as morbid. And if you hang tombstones on your walls, your taste in art could also be described as morbid. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS morbid / moribund Morbid describes something gruesome, like smallpox or Frankenstein's monster. Moribund refers to the act of dying. Goths love both. What fun! Morbid and moribund are both dark and popular around Halloween, but if you dig up their graves, you'll find their Latin bones are different: Morbid comes from morbus, for disease, while moribund comes from morī, for dying. Morbid is a busy adjective, going from dark to darker describing terrible things such as anything related to disease -obesity, insanity, the plague - or unwholesome thoughts. Morbid pops up all over the place, such as in The Morbid Imagination, a Website about Gothic Horror and the Arts. Or in this quote from a book about country life: And the slender, undersized, morbid girl needed just such tonic. (Lillian Elizabeth Roy) You can be morbidly obese or morbidly thin, as long as you're sick in some way, even in the head, you're morbid. Appropriately, Morbid is the name of a Swedish death metal band. On the other hand, moribund means dying, literally or figuratively. It can refer to a person about to leave this world behind or to something that's almost obsolete. In both senses, moribund does not mean death but dying. It refers to the action, not the outcome, like in this example from an old medical book: This heart was taken from a man who came into the hospital in a moribund condition. The word also shows up in the news, all too often describing an economy: But the domestic economy remains moribund, while the fragile export recovery could be sabotaged by slowing in the global economy. (New York Times) The hermit crab that hasn't had water in three days is a moribund pet. The kid with the black lipstick who wants it to die is morbid. WORD FAMILY morbid: morbidity, morbidly, morbidness+/morbidity: morbidities USAGE EXAMPLES A morbid, and possibly unique, phenomenon may be the answer. Science Magazine(Dec 15, 2016) "I am not into morbid counts but that kind of volume matters, that kind of impact on the enemy." BBC(Dec 08, 2016) She examined a set of taxidermied kittens, posed into a Victorian wedding scene, at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn. New York Times(Dec 02, 2016) 1adj suggesting the horror of death and decay morbid details Syn ghoulish offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses 2adj suggesting an unhealthy mental state morbid interest in death morbid curiosity Syn unwholesome detrimental to physical or moral well-being 3adj caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology a morbid growth Syn diseased, pathologic, pathological unhealthy not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
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