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单词 moribundity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mor•i•bund /ˈmɔrəˌbʌnd, ˈmɑr-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. near death.
  2. not progressing;
    near the end of usefulness:The move to restrict the number of terms a Congressperson could serve was moribund.
See -mort-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mor•i•bund  (môrə bund′, mor-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. in a dying state;
    near death.
  2. on the verge of extinction or termination.
  3. not progressing or advancing;
    stagnant:a moribund political party.
  • Latin moribundus dying, equivalent. to mori- (stem of morī to die) + -bundus adjective, adjectival suffix
  • 1715–25
mor′i•bundi•ty, n. 
mori•bund′ly, adv. 

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