depressive

C2 大学 FREQ #31128

a. 压抑的, 压下的, 沉闷的 [医] 抑郁的, 阻抑的, 压低的

发音

UK /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/
US /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/

词形变化

depressives 复数 depressives more depressive 比较级 most depressive 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

抑郁的；压抑的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person suffering from depression.

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Causing depression; dispiriting.

  2. 2.

    Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.

  3. 3.

    Relating to or characteristic of depression.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

sufferer sick person

下位词 2

melancholic melancholiac

相关短语

depressive disorder 躁郁症 depressive black metal depressive realism depressive personality disorder depressive disorders depressive personality disorders depressive suicidal black metal major depressive disorder major depressive disorders persistent depressive disorder manic depressive

词源

From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive.

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