-ridden

短语

发音

/ˈɹɪdən/
/ˈɹɪdn̩/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Figuratively construed as “repeatedly/perennially affected by” or “unable to escape from”.

    crime + -ridden → crime-ridden

    bug + -ridden → bug-ridden

词源

Back-formation from bedridden.

来源:wiktionary