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单词 moribund
释义

moribund

English

WOTD – 28 October 2007

Etymology

From French moribond, from Latin moribundus (dying).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: mor‧i‧bund

Adjective

moribund (not comparable)

  1. Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
    • 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, [], OCLC 1042815524, part I, page 206:
      These moribund shapes were free as air - and nearly as thin.
  2. Almost obsolete, nearing an end.

Derived terms

  • moribundity
  • moribundly
  • moribundness
  • amortal
  • mortal
  • mortality
  • mortify
  • mortuary

Translations

Noun

moribund (plural moribunds)

  1. A person who is near to dying.

Anagrams

  • unmorbid

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moʁiˈbʊnt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊnt

Adjective

moribund (strong nominative masculine singular moribunder, not comparable)

  1. (also figurative) moribund (approaching death)

Declension

Further reading

  • moribund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • moribund” in Duden online
  • moribund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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