单词
splenetic
英 [spl?'net?k]
美[spl?'n?t?k]
基本信息
- adj. 坏心眼的；脾脏的；容易发怒的
- n. 脾气坏的人
中文词源
splenetic 脾的，怒火的
来自 spleen,脾，怒火，-etic,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- 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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