cancer

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkænsə/    美 /ˈkæːnsə/|/ˈkænsɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation. countable,uncountable
    — If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the[…]hazards of gasoline cars: air and water pollution, noise and noxiousness, constant coughing and the undeniable rise in cancers caused by smoke exhaust particulates.
  2. Something damaging that spreads throughout something else. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — I began by telling the President that there was a cancer growing on the Presidency, and if the cancer was not removed, the President himself would be killed by it.
形容词 adj.
  1. Extremely unpleasant and annoying. offensive,slang,vulgar
    — I used to love this game, but the new meta is straight up cancer.

词形变化

cancers plural more cancer comparative most cancer superlative

词汇关系

下位词
adenocarcinoma carcinoma leukaemia leukemia lymphoma lymphosarcoma sarcoma
衍生词
cancerwort cancer bush cancer stick cancer root
相关词
Cancer cancerization cancerize cancerous canker carcinogen chancre precancerous
并列词
benign tumor benign neoplasm benign neoplasia

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin cancer (“crab”), a calque of Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab; ulcer; cancer”) (possibly cognate), applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab. Doublet of canker and chancre.
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin cancer (“crab”), a calque of Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab; ulcer; cancer”) (possibly cognate), applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab. Doublet of canker and chancre.
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