anorectic

a. [心][医]食欲缺乏的,厌食的

发音

/ænəˈɹɛktɪk/

词形变化

anorectics 复数 anorectics more anorectic 比较级 most anorectic 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.

  2. 2.

    A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.

    stimulants and anorectics

adj.
  1. 1.

    Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa.

  2. 2.

    Causing a loss of appetite.

    anorectic agents

    anorectic drugs

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

anorexic

上位词 2

sufferer sick person
形容词

同义词 2

anorexic anorexigenic

近义相关 3

thin lean causative

词源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). By surface analysis, an- + orectic.

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