morbid
UK/'mɔːbɪd/US/'mɒ:bid/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Showing an unhealthy interest in death, disease, or disturbing subjects
病态的（对死亡、疾病等不健康着迷的）
adj.
(medical) Relating to or caused by disease
（医学）疾病的，病变的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin morbus ('disease') + -id (adjective) = 'diseased.' morbus is a sibling of morī, sharing the deep root *mer- ('to die'). The medical sense ('relating to disease') came first; the everyday sense — an unhealthy fascination with death and the gruesome — grew out of it.
Root mort still carries 24 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.morbid curiosity病态的好奇心
- 2.morbid fascination病态的迷恋
- 3.morbid interest病态的兴趣
- 4.morbid humor病态/黑色幽默
Example Sentences
- 1.
He has a morbid fascination with serial-killer documentaries.
- 2.
There was something morbid about the way she described the accident.