| 英语单词 | leper |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['lepə(r)] 美 ['lepər] |
| 中文释义 | n.麻风病患者;被排斥或摈弃的人 |
| 英语例句 | (1) In the old ages, lepers were often put into fire. (2) The leper was an example of humility and trust in Our Lord. (3) His unpopular views made him a social leper. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 在过去,麻疯病患者经常被扔进大火中烧死。 (2) 这位麻风病人是谦逊和信任主的榜样。 (3) 他因观点不受欢迎而见弃于社会。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A leper suffers from a revolting skin disease called leprosy. And, if you are treated like a leper, that means people stay away from you as if you are capable of spreading such a horrible disease. |
| vocabulary扩展 | You can use the noun leper in two ways: first, to describe someone who is shunned by others. These days many cigarette smokers complain that they feel like lepers, for example. Leper is also a medical term for a person who has a disease called leprosy, a serious bacterial illness that results in sores and lesions on the skin. The Greek root word is lepros, "scaly," which describes the appearance of a leper's skin. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]麻风病患者;麻风病人 A leper is a person who has leprosy. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](因行为令人震惊或反感)大家唯恐避之不及的人,被排斥的人 If you refer to someone as a leper, you mean that people in their community avoid them because they have done something that has shocked or offended people.
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