limbo

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n. 地狱边缘, 监狱, 忘却 [法] 监狱, 拘禁, 忘却

发音

UK /ˈlɪmbəʊ/
US /ˈlɪmboʊ/
其它 /ˈlɪmboː/

词形变化

limbos 复数 limboes 复数 limbos 三单 limboing 现在分词 limboed 过去式 limboed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately.

    灵薄狱

    不可数 宗教 可数
  2. 2.

    Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status.

    可数 不可数 引申义

    My passport application has been stuck in bureaucratic limbo for two weeks.

  3. 3.

    Jail, prison; (countable) a jail cell or lockup.

    古体 俚语 不可数 引申义 可数
  4. 4.

    Synonym of Hades or Hell.

    废旧 不可数 引申义 可数
  5. 5.

    Synonym of pawn (“the state of something being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge”).

    废旧 不可数 引申义 可数
  6. 6.

    A type of antisubmarine mortar installed on naval vessels.

    可数 工程 政治 军事 航海 交通 不可数
  7. 1.

    A competitive dance originating from Trinidad and Tobago in which dancers take turns to cross under a horizontal bar while bending backwards. The bar is lowered with each round, and the competition is won by the dancer who passes under the bar in the lowest position without dislodging it or falling down.

    林波舞

    定语 体育
v.
  1. 1.

    To place (someone or something) in an in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status.

    罕用 及物
  2. 1.

    To dance the limbo (etymology 2, noun etymology 2, noun sense 1).

    不及物 体育
  3. 2.

    Often followed by under: to pass under something, especially while bending backwards.

    比喻 不及物 引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

oblivion

上位词 1

obscurity

相关短语

limbo set limbo sets gumbo limbo development limbo

词源

The noun is derived from Middle English limbo, lymbo (“place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven”), from Latin limbō, the ablative singular of limbus (“border, edge; hem; fringe, tassel”) (notably in expressions like in limbō (“in limbo”) and e limbō (“out of limbo”)); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lemb- (“to hang limply or loosely”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down loosely (?)”). Doublet of limp. The verb is derived from the noun.

来源：wiktionary