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valetudinarian

/val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uhn, -tyood-/US // ˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud- //UK // (ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən) //

代客理发师,代客理财,代客泊车,代客泊车者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an invalid.
    • : a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : in poor health; sickly; invalid.
    • : excessively concerned about one's poor health or ailments.
    • : of, relating to, or characterized by invalidism.

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Examples

  • I felt that, were I to remain where I was, I should die, or become a confirmed valetudinarian.

  • In a few months the trustee settled at Boulogne died; the trust, of course, lapsed to Mr. Stubmore, the valetudinarian survivor.

  • "Which is certainly not suggestive of a valetudinarian," remarked Lucian, looking hard at the stranger.

  • In person he was very thin and somewhat under the middle height, and had all the air of a confirmed valetudinarian.

  • Or they live the years when men should be still in their prime—valetudinarian and hypochondriac.