septic

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a. 腐败的, 脓毒性的 n. 引起腐败的物质

发音

AU /ˈsep.tɪ̝k/
AU /ˈsep.tʰɪ̝k/
US /ˈsɛp.tɪk/
UK /ˈsɛp.tɪk/
US /ˈsɛp.tʰɪk/
UK /ˈsɛp.tʰɪk/

词形变化

septics 复数 more septic 比较级 most septic 最高级

别名

septick

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A substance that causes sepsis or putrefaction.

    1750, John Pringle, Further Experiments on Substances Resisting Putrefaction, in 1809, Charles Hutton, George Shaw, Richard Pearson (editors), The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Volume X: 1750—1755, page 86, But, in the prosecution of this subject, he had met with very few real septics; and found many substances, commonly accounted such, of a quite opposite nature.

  2. 2.

    A person who has sepsis.

    过时 医学
  3. 3.

    A septic tank; a system for the disposal of sewage into a septic tank, a septic system.

  4. 1.

    A mathematical object (function, curve, surface, etc.) of degree seven.

    数学
  5. 1.

    An American, a Yank.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 英国 俚语

    Typical septic. Can't understand why the rest of the world thinks he's a fuck-knuckle.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to sepsis.

  2. 2.

    Causing sepsis or putrefaction.

  3. 3.

    Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.

    septic tank

    a septic system

  4. 1.

    Of the seventh degree or order.

    数学

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词源

From Ancient Greek σηπτικός (sēptikós, “characterized by putridity”), from σηπτός (sēptós), from σήπω (sḗpō).

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