Traditional Chinese Meaning of scurvy
壞血病
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Definitions and Meaning of scurvy in English
scurvy (n)
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
scurvy (s)
of the most contemptible kind
scurvy (n.)
Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible.
A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers.
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壞血病
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), of the most contemptible kindCovered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specificall
便宜,瘸子,平均,討厭的,可憐的,可憎的,可輕視的,可悲的,可鄙的,髒兮兮的
令人欽佩的,值得稱道的,信譽良好的,誠實,光榮的,值得讚揚的,有功的,貴族,值得稱讚的,令人生畏的
scurviness => 壞血病, scurvily => 吝嗇地, scurrying => scurrying, scurry => 匆忙, scurrit => 斯庫里特,
