valetudinarian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dɪˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/    美 /ˌvæ.ləˌtu.dəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health
    — The most uninformed mind, with a healthy body, is happier than the wisest valetudinarian.
形容词 adj.
  1. Sickly, infirm, of ailing health; related to ill health.
    — The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not a valetudinarian virtue.
  2. Being overly worried about one's health.
    — True Madam there are Valetudinarians in Reputation as well as constitution—who being conscious of their weak Part, avoid the least breath of air, and supply their want of Stamina by care and circumspection—

词形变化

more valetudinarian comparative most valetudinarian superlative valetudinarians plural

词汇关系

近义词
hypochondriac valetudinary hypochondriacal

词源

词源 1
From Latin valētūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude + -arian.
词源 2
From Latin valētūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude + -arian.
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