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单词 septic
释义 sep·tic
\ˈseptik, -tēk\ adjective
Etymology: Latin septicus, from Greek sēptikos, from sēptos putrified (verbal of sēpein to make putrid) + -ikos -ic — more at sepia
1.
 a. : characterized by or producing bacterial decomposition : putrefactive
  < septic sewage >
  < septic action takes place at the bottom of the tank >
 b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of septicemia : hectic
  < a septic temperature curve >
2. : of an odious or contaminated nature : corrupt, obnoxious
 < a septic pool of guilt — Time >
 < suffering … from septic economy — New Republic >
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