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decrepit

音標[di'krepit] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 衰老的

詞型變化:

副詞:decrepitly 

英文解釋:

形容詞 decrepit:

  1. worn and broken down by hard use
    同義詞:creaky, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
  2. lacking physical strength or vitality
    同義詞:debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly

例句:

  1. An old, rickety vehicle, especially a decrepit automobile or aircraft.
    破舊汽車,破舊飛機一種用久而破爛的交通工具,尤指破壞了的汽車或飛機

詳細解釋:


de.crep.it

adj.(形容詞)
Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.See Synonyms at weak
老朽的;用舊的:由於年老、疾病或使用而過度以至衰弱的、疲乏的、損害了的或出毛病了的參見 weak

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Latin crepitus [worn out, feeble]
源自 拉丁語 crepitus [耗盡的,虛弱的]
- [de-]
- [脫離]
crepitus [past participle of] crep3re [to burst, crack]
crepitus [] crep3re的過去分詞 [爆破,破裂]

【引伸】
decrep.itly
adv.(副詞)

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