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Dyspeptic People Dis'peptik Adj.[医 消化不良的,胃弱的,患胃病的 N.消化不良的人 Old Fashioned Word

英语单词 dyspeptic
英美音标 [dis'peptik]
中文释义 adj.[医] 消化不良的,胃弱的,患胃病的
n.消化不良的人
vocabulary简明 Dyspeptic is an old-fashioned word not often used anymore. It describes someone who is irritable due to depression or indigestion.
vocabulary扩展 Nowadays we separate people who are depressed from people who are cranky because of indigestion, but dyspeptic rolls both these conditions into one ball of fun. A common dyspeptic type would be an old man shouting "Get off my lawn!" to kids playing on the street.

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