cadaverous

英 [kəˈdæv.ər.əs]      美 [-ɚ-]
  • adj. 尸体样的;惨白的
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将“cadaverous”分解为“cada-”和“-ver-”和“-ous”。想象“cada-”来自“cad-”与拉丁词“cadere”(意为“落下”),联想到尸体掉落后的苍白或干燥状态;“-ver-”与“vary”(变化)有关,表示这种状态可能随时间而变化;“-ous”表示形容词后缀,意味着“充满……的”。综合起来,可以记忆为:形容某物像不断变化的苍白或干燥尸体一样。

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cadaverous (adj.)
"looking like a corpse," early 15c., from Latin cadaverosus "corpse-like," from cadaver (see cadaver). Related: Cadaverously; cadaverousness.
1. I saw a cadaverous face appear at a small window.
我看到小窗口处出现了一张没有血色的面孔.
2. His face matched his body, and was lean, almost cadaverous.
他的身子和脸很相配, 瘦得象骷髅.
3. By degrees the freshest among them began to cadaverous and saucer - eyed.
原先脸色顶鲜明的人,现在也都渐渐变得面无人色,两只眼睛也都显得眍了.
4. He had a cadaverous face.
他面如死灰.
5. Death and decay, cadaverous smell.
死亡与腐烂, 苍白的味道.

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