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Leper N Count 英[ˈlepə(R 美['Lepər N.麻风病患者;(由于道德和社会原因)别人避之唯恐不及的人 麻风病患者;麻风病人 Person Leprosy

单词 leper
音标
英[ˈlepə(r)] 美['lepər]
解释
n.麻风病患者;(由于道德和社会原因)别人避之唯恐不及的人;
例句

N-COUNT
麻风病患者;麻风病人
A leper is a person who has leprosy.

N-COUNT
(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.
例:The newspaper article had branded her a social leper not fit to be seen in company.报纸上的这篇文章给她冠以“社交毒药”之名,称人皆不宜与其为伍。
变形
pl:lepers~

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