scurvy
scurvy 英 [ˈskɜ:vi] 美 [ˈskɜrvi]
adj. 卑鄙的，下流的 n. [内科] 坏血病
名词复数:scurvies
- If you are a pirate who doesn't get to shore very often to shop for fresh fruits and veggies, you might suffer from scurvy, a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency.
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- adj. 卑鄙的，下流的
- n. [内科] 坏血病
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1. In humans, vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy, and can eventually cause death.
人类缺乏维生素C会引起坏血病，最终导致死亡。
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2. Not eating enough of them can result in problems such as scurvy, dermatitis or dry, scaly skin.
维生素摄入不足能导致坏血病、皮肤炎或干燥、鳞状皮肤之类的问题。
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3. Without the vitamin, scurvy would bring on rashes and gum disease, not to mention very bad breath.
而坏血病就是由于缺乏维他命而导致的，会引起皮疹，牙周病的症状，口臭就更不在话下。
- scurvy (n.) 1560s, noun use of adjective scurvy "covered with scabs, diseased, scorbutic" (early 15c.), variant of scurfy. It took on the narrower meaning of Dutch scheurbuik, French scorbut "scurvy," in reference to the disease characterized by swollen and bleeding gums, prostration, etc., perhaps from Old Norse skyrbjugr, which is perhaps literally "a swelling (bjugr) from drinking sour milk (skyr) on long sea voyages;" but OED has alternative etymology of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin, as "disease that lacerates the belly," from schoren "to lacerate" + Middle Low German buk, Dutch buik "belly."
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