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jaundice

UK //ˈdʒɔːndɪs//US //ˈdʒɔːndɪs//

词源

源自中古英语 jaundis,来自古法语 jaunisse(黄色),基于拉丁语 galbinus(淡绿色)。

noun

❶ 黄疸,一种因胆红素积聚导致皮肤、眼白发黄的病症,常见于肝脏疾病或胆管阻塞。

“The baby developed jaundice a few days after birth.”

(婴儿出生几天后出现了黄疸。)

“Yellow skin is a classic symptom of jaundice.”

(皮肤发黄是黄疸的典型症状。)

❶ (比喻)偏见或敌意,指因嫉妒、不满等产生的扭曲看法。

“He viewed the proposal with the jaundice of past failures.”

(他带着过去失败的偏见看待这个提案。)

“Political jaundice often distorts people's judgment.”

(政治偏见常会扭曲人们的判断。)

同义词:icterus, prejudice, bias, bitterness

verb

❶ 使产生偏见,以扭曲或负面的方式影响某人的看法。

“His bad experience had jaundiced his view of marriage.”

(他的糟糕经历使他对婚姻抱有偏见。)

“The scandal jaundiced public opinion against the company.”

(丑闻让公众对这家公司产生了负面看法。)

同义词:distort, prejudice, warp, taint

常见短语

jaundiced eye — 带有偏见或怀疑的眼光,形容以负面角度看待事物。

“She looked at the new policy with a jaundiced eye.”

(她以怀疑的眼光看待新政策。)