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单词 moper
释义

mopern.

Brit. /ˈməʊpə/, U.S. /ˈmoʊpər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mope v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < mope v. + -er suffix1.
A person who mopes; a person given up to a state of listless dejection and apathy.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > dejected or gloomy person
unhappy hooka1529
drooper1577
disconsolate1631
desponder1689
mope1693
moper1721
despondent1812
misery1888
crape-hanger1921
Dismal Desmond1926
Dismal Jimmy1927
crêpe-hanger1930
Eeyore1932
1721 T. D'Urfey Two Queens Brentford iii. i. 43 A dull quaking Moper, A Mass Interloper,..Who quarr'lling and snarling,..Would make their Commotion A Case of Devotion.
1876 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 422 Am I not the same moper that heard Hallam read aloud?
1880 J. Nicol Poems & Songs 169 I'll be nae permissive moper.
1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route ix. 101 It is not surprising to find the moper turning to rag-picking if the notion comes to him to earn a living.
1994 Film Comment Sept. 50/1 The design of the frame is all stylized order and control..and upstages the choreography of flaccid mopers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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