Word · Frequency #14213
morbid
病态的;对死亡等有异常兴趣的
Having or showing an unhealthy interest in death or other unpleasant subjects.
多指心理上的异常兴趣
- 1.
Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
疾病的;与疾病相关的;患病的。
- 2.
Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
对死亡、腐朽、疾病等不健康主题感兴趣或执迷的。
- 3.
Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
暗示死亡恐怖的;阴森恐怖的。
- 4.
Grisly or gruesome.
恐怖的;令人毛骨悚然的。
疾病的;病理的;恐怖的;令人毛骨悚然的;疾病的;与疾病相关的;患病的。;对死亡、腐朽、疾病等不健康主题感兴趣或执迷的。;暗示死亡恐怖的;阴森恐怖的。
In use
His morbid curiosity about the accident scene made his friends uncomfortable.
She has a morbid fascination with old graveyards and reads about them for hours.
The movie's morbid ending left everyone in the theater feeling uneasy.
be/look/sound + morbid
morbid 作表语,意为‘可怕的、令人毛骨悚然的’。
His jokes were rather morbid.
他的笑话相当阴森吓人。
find + sb/sth + morbid
find + 宾语 + 形容词 表示主观感受。
I find these ghost stories morbid.
我觉得这些鬼故事很恐怖。
It is/was + morbid + to-infinitive
it 作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式。
Connections
Collocations
- morbid curiosity
- 病态的好奇心
- His morbid curiosity led him to read every detail of the accident.他的病态好奇心驱使他阅读事故的每一个细节。
- morbid obesity
- 病态肥胖
- Morbid obesity can increase the risk of serious health problems.病态肥胖会增加严重健康问题的风险。
- morbid thoughts
- 病态的念头;阴郁的想法
- She couldn't shake the morbid thoughts that haunted her at night.她无法摆脱夜里萦绕心头的病态想法。
- morbid fascination
- 病态的迷恋
- He had a morbid fascination with old cemeteries.他对古老的墓园有一种病态的迷恋。
- morbid humor
- 黑色幽默;病态幽默
- His morbid humor often made his friends uncomfortable.他那种黑色幽默常让朋友们感到不自在。
- morbid fear
Learner notes
Memory Tip
morbid 听似“毛病的”(máo bìng),联想疾病、死亡等病态话题,就是“病态的”。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:medical/clinical writing、everyday conversation、literary or descriptive writing 该词在不同语境中语体略有差异:医学语境(如 morbid obesity)多作为正式专业用语;日常或新闻中常用来形容对死亡、疾病等话题的病态兴趣,比较书面化,但不算生硬的正式用语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 morbid (/ˈmɒːbɪd/) 完全押韵。'bid' (/bɪd/) 对应其最后的非重读音节;'forbid' (/fəˈbɪd/) 拼写同为 -rbid,但重音在第二音节且元音不同;'sordid' (/ˈsɔːdɪd/) 与 morbid 有相近的重读元音和词尾 /ɪd/,但中间辅音不同;'vivid' (/ˈvɪvɪd/) 等 -id 形容词共享词尾非重读 /ɪd/。注意拼写相似的词读音可能不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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