tubercular

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/tjuˈbɜːkjələ(ɹ)/    /tuˈbɝkjəlɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who has tuberculosis. dated
    — They are the tuberculars, the psychiatrics, and the older men suffering from chronic conditions. All of those men are totally disabled.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis.
    — As he grew older, his tubercular thinness tended toward emaciation.
  2. Relating to or reminiscent of the wheezing sounds associated with the breathing of tuberculosis patients.
    — The engine heaved. […] The thing sounded like a tubercular tugboat engine without a muffler.
  3. Having, being, or relating to tubercles.
    — “ORANGE ORCHID” “SPOTTED ORCHID” […] Dorsal appendage of the hood of column smooth, tubercular and notched at the end.

词形变化

more tubercular comparative most tubercular superlative tuberculars plural

词源

词源 1
Latin tuberculum (“diminutive of tuber (“lump”)”) + -ar
词源 2
Latin tuberculum (“diminutive of tuber (“lump”)”) + -ar
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