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

A leper suffers from a revolting skin disease called leprosy. And, if you are treated like a leper, that means people stay away from you as if you are capable of spreading such a horrible disease.

You can use the noun leper in two ways: first, to describe someone who is shunned by others. These days many cigarette smokers complain that they feel like lepers, for example. Leper is also a medical term for a person who has a disease called leprosy, a serious bacterial illness that results in sores and lesions on the skin. The Greek root word is lepros, "scaly," which describes the appearance of a leper's skin.

WORD FAMILY

leper: lepers

USAGE EXAMPLES

“I’m tagged with a liberal label as one would once, in the Middle Ages, paint crosses on the doors of lepers,” he said.

The Guardian(Nov 20, 2016)

The court recently said Michigan is illegally treating many sex offenders as “moral lepers” by putting additional restrictions on them long after their convictions.

Washington Times(Sep 14, 2016)

Common misconceptions are reinforced by outdated and discriminatory laws like the 1898 Lepers Act brought in during the British rule.

BBC(Sep 11, 2016)

1n a pariah who is avoided by others

Hyper

Ishmael, castaway, outcast, pariah

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

2n a person afflicted with leprosy

Syn|Hyper

lazar

diseased person, sick person, sufferer

a person suffering from an illness

单词	leper
释义	leper (once / 2312 pages) n A leper suffers from a revolting skin disease called leprosy. And, if you are treated like a leper, that means people stay away from you as if you are capable of spreading such a horrible disease. You can use the noun leper in two ways: first, to describe someone who is shunned by others. These days many cigarette smokers complain that they feel like lepers, for example. Leper is also a medical term for a person who has a disease called leprosy, a serious bacterial illness that results in sores and lesions on the skin. The Greek root word is lepros, "scaly," which describes the appearance of a leper's skin. WORD FAMILY leper: lepers USAGE EXAMPLES “I’m tagged with a liberal label as one would once, in the Middle Ages, paint crosses on the doors of lepers,” he said. The Guardian(Nov 20, 2016) The court recently said Michigan is illegally treating many sex offenders as “moral lepers” by putting additional restrictions on them long after their convictions. Washington Times(Sep 14, 2016) Common misconceptions are reinforced by outdated and discriminatory laws like the 1898 Lepers Act brought in during the British rule. BBC(Sep 11, 2016) 1n a pariah who is avoided by others Hyper Ishmael, castaway, outcast, pariah a person who is rejected (from society or home) 2n a person afflicted with leprosy Syn\|Hyper lazar diseased person, sick person, sufferer a person suffering from an illness
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