单词 | sudden |
释义 | sudden /sudˈn/adjective
Suddenly ORIGIN: Anglo-Fr sodain, from L subitāneus sudden, from subitus approaching stealthily, from subīre, -itum, from sub in the sense of ‘secretly’, and īre to go suddˈenly adverb suddˈenness or (Scot; rare) suddˈenty noun sudden death noun (sport) An extended period of play to settle a tied contest, ending when one of the contestants scores sudden infant death syndrome see cot death under cot1 sudden oak death noun A destructive disease of oak trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora ramorum sudden unexplained death syndrome noun A mysterious condition, particularly affecting young men of SE Asian origin, in which sudden death occurs from unknown causes, and usu without previous symptoms of illness (abbrev SUDS) all of a sudden All at once, suddenly |
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