單詞
splenetic
英 [spl?'net?k]
美[spl?'n?t?k]
基本信息
- adj. 壞心眼的；脾臟的；容易發(fā)怒的
- n. 脾氣壞的人
中文詞源
splenetic 脾的，怒火的
來自 spleen,脾，怒火，-etic,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- splenetic (adj.)
- 1540s, "pertaining to the spleen," from Late Latin spleneticus, from splen (see spleen). Meaning "irritably morose" is from 1590s. Alternative splenic (1610s) is from French splénique (16c.).
Gloomy, Sullen, Sulky, Morose, Splenetic. These words are arranged in the order of their intensity and of their degree of activity toward others. [Century Dictionary]
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