英语词汇“cretin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cre•tin n. [countable]

Pathologya person affected with cretinism.
a stupid or boorish person; idiot.

cre•ti•noid adj.
cre•tin•ous, adj.

cre•tin n.

Pathologya person suffering from cretinism.
a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person.

French; Franco-Provençal creitin, crestin human being, literally, Christian (hence one who is human despite deformities)
1770–80

cre′ti•noid′, adj.
cre′tin•ous, adj.

cretin /ˈkrɛtɪn/ n

old-fashioned a person afflicted with cretinism
offensive a person considered to be extremely stupid

Etymology: 18th Century: from French crétin, from Swiss French crestin, from Latin Chrīstiānus Christian, alluding to the humanity of such people, despite their handicaps

ˈcretinous adj

单词	cretin
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cre•tin /ˈkritən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Pathologya person affected with cretinism. a stupid or boorish person; idiot. cre•ti•noid /ˈkritənˌɔɪd/USA pronunciation adj. cre•tin•ous, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cre•tin (krēt′n or, esp. Brit.,* kret′n),USA pronunciation* n. Pathologya person suffering from cretinism. a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person. French; Franco-Provençal creitin, crestin human being, literally, Christian (hence one who is human despite deformities) 1770–80 cre′ti•noid′, adj. cre′tin•ous, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cretin /ˈkrɛtɪn/ n old-fashioned a person afflicted with cretinism offensive a person considered to be extremely stupid Etymology: 18th Century: from French crétin, from Swiss French crestin, from Latin Chrīstiānus Christian, alluding to the humanity of such people, despite their handicaps ˈcretinous adj
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