rickety

C2 大学 FREQ #34834

a. 患佝偻病的, 虚弱的, 摇摆的 [医] 佝偻病的

发音

UK /ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/
其它
UK /ˈɹɪk.e.ti/

词形变化

ricketier 比较级 ricketier ricketiest more rickety 比较级 ricketiest 最高级 most rickety 最高级

别名

ricketty rickedy

教材释义与例句

形容词

摇晃的；虚弱的；患佝偻病的

释义与例句

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.

    不牢

    He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder.

  2. 2.

    Feeble in the joints; tottering.

    The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.

  3. 3.

    Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.

    佝偻病的

    医学

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

weak shaky feeble weakly wobbly decrepit wonky infirm debile rachitic

近义相关 4

sick ill unstable frail

词源

From dialectal ricket (“unstable, rickety”) + -y, and/or ricket (“to move noisily and in a reckless way”) + -y. Alternatively, and perhaps less likely, from rickets + -y.

来源：wiktionary