kryptonite

FREQ #18005

n. 氪星石

发音

其它 /ˈkɹɪptənaɪt/

词形变化

kryptonites 复数 kryptonites kryptonited kryptonites 三单 kryptoniting kryptoniting 现在分词 kryptonited 过去式 kryptonited 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.

    克星

    比喻 不可数
  2. 2.

    Crack cocaine.

    俚语 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To expose to, or attack with, kryptonite.

  2. 2.

    To destroy, wreck, or ruin; to affect adversely, as Superman is affected by kryptonite.

    比喻

词源

From a fictional radioactive element, kryptonite, that has a detrimental effect on the otherwise invulnerable character Superman. Apparently formed as krypton (“a chemical element, Kr”) + -ite.

来源:wiktionary