consumptive

a. 消费的, 浪费的, 消耗性的 n. 肺病患者

发音

其它 /kənˈsʌmptɪv/

词形变化

consumptives 复数 consumptives more consumptive 比较级 most consumptive 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to consumption.

  3. 3.

    Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.

    医学

    consumptive cough

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

lunger tubercular

上位词 2

sufferer sick person
形容词

反义词 1

generative

近义相关 6

sick ill extractive exploitative exploitatory exploitive

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Latin cōnsūmptus Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -ive Middle English consumptive English consumptive From Middle English consumptive, from Latin cōnsūmptus, past participle of cōnsūmō, + -ive.

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