1650s, "of the nature of a disease, indicative of a disease," from Latin morbidus "diseased," from morbus "sickness, disease, ailment, illness," from root of mori "to die," which is possibly from PIE root *mer- "to rub, pound, wear away" (cognates: Sanskrit mrnati "crushes, bruises;" Greek marainein "to consume, exhaust, put out, quench," marasmus "consumption"). Transferred use, of mental states, is from 1777. Related: Morbidly; morbidness.
雙語例句
1. The book is not as morbid as it sounds.
這本書并不像聽起來那么可怕。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He had a morbid fascination with blood.
他對血有著一種病態的喜好。
來自《權威詞典》
3. It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like.
不厭其煩地談論墓地以及諸如此類的事是一種病態.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. She felt a morbid desire to ascertain the point.
她感到有一種病態的欲望想弄明白這一點.
來自英漢文學 - 紅字
5. Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.