英语单词 | dyspeptic |
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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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