deformity

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n. 残缺, 畸形, 残缺者 [医] 变形, 畸形

发音

UK /dɪˈfɔːmɪti/
其它
US /dɪˈfɔɹməti/

词形变化

deformities 复数 deformities

别名

deformitie

教材释义与例句

名词

畸形；畸形的人或物；道德方面的缺陷

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being deformed.

    可数 不可数

    congenital deformity

    severe deformity

  2. 2.

    An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.

    可数 不可数

    physical deformity

    The accident left him with a slight facial deformity.

    She worked with children born with limb deformities.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

disfiguration disfigurement malformation misshapenness

上位词 2

appearance affliction

下位词 7

clubfoot chicken breast clawfoot plagiocephaly scaphocephaly talipes varus

相关短语

Madelung's deformity swan neck deformity boutonniere deformity trapdoor deformity

词源

Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).

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