| 释义 |
borderline
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : situated at or near a border line
< a borderline town >
2.
a. : situated between two points or states : intermediate
< mental borderline states between dream and wakefulness — Jósef Wittlin >
b. : verging on one or the other place or state without being definitely assignable to either one : marginal
< a borderline district that was neither opulent nor impoverished >
especially : not quite average, standard, or normal
< a person of borderline intelligence >
c. : not quite meeting or conforming to accepted patterns (as of good taste or morality); especially : verging on the indecent or obscene
< a borderline joke >
< a borderline book >
d. : not clearly fixed or convincing : subject to challenge or debate : dubious, questionable
< in their opinion the new theory is of borderline validity >
e. : manifesting typical but not altogether conclusive characteristics : apparently existent but lacking definitive development
< a patient with borderline diabetes >
< attempting some sort of borderline economy >
II. adjective
: characterized by psychological instability in several areas (as interpersonal relations, behavior, mood, and identity) often with impaired social and vocational functioning but with brief or no psychotic episodes
< a borderline personality disorder >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ \ adverb
: not actually but very close to being : almost
< is borderline senile > |