sunstrickenadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌnˌstrɪk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈsənˌstrɪkən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, stricken adj.

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + stricken adj., after sunstroke n.

That is or has been struck by the rays or heat of the sun, esp. injuriously; spec. that is or has been afflicted by sunstroke. Cf. sunstruck adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > environmental disorders > [adjective] > sunstroke or heatstroke

sunstruck1749

sun-smitten1797

sunstricken1826

1826 Proc. House of Representatives in Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 27 Dec. The poor sun-stricken outcasts of Africa.

1868 Overland Monthly Aug. 176/2 The houses are..comfortless, treeless, sun-stricken, fly-beset cabins.

1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo i. 16 This..wilderness of whitish and leafless dwarf trees, presented a ghastly and sun-stricken appearance.

1957 Poetry 90 161 They faint in labor for the whole idea As if sun-stricken.

2004 New Yorker 13 Sept. 82/3 It was parched and sunstricken. It was hard to imagine the grass had ever been green.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sunstricken
释义	sunstrickenadj. Brit. /ˈsʌnˌstrɪk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈsənˌstrɪkən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, stricken adj. Etymology: < sun n.¹ + stricken adj., after sunstroke n. That is or has been struck by the rays or heat of the sun, esp. injuriously; spec. that is or has been afflicted by sunstroke. Cf. sunstruck adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > environmental disorders > [adjective] > sunstroke or heatstroke sunstruck1749 sun-smitten1797 sunstricken1826 1826 Proc. House of Representatives in Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 27 Dec. The poor sun-stricken outcasts of Africa. 1868 Overland Monthly Aug. 176/2 The houses are..comfortless, treeless, sun-stricken, fly-beset cabins. 1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo i. 16 This..wilderness of whitish and leafless dwarf trees, presented a ghastly and sun-stricken appearance. 1957 Poetry 90 161 They faint in labor for the whole idea As if sun-stricken. 2004 New Yorker 13 Sept. 82/3 It was parched and sunstricken. It was hard to imagine the grass had ever been green. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
随便看	purpletassels purplethroated purpletinged purpletopped purplewearer purplewood purplewort purpleyellow purplezoned purpling purplish purplish-green purplish-red purplish-white purplisher purplishest purplishgreen purplishred purplishwhite purply purply-brown purply-gold purply-grey purplybrown purplygold