单词 | supine |
释义 | supine adj. & n. --adj   1. lying face upwards (cf. PRONE).   2. having the front or ventral part upwards; (of the hand) with the palm upwards.   3. inert, indolent; morally or mentally inactive. --n a Latin verbal noun used only in the accusative and ablative cases, esp. to denote purpose (e.g. mirabile dictu wonderful to relate). Derivatives supinely adv. supineness n. Etymology: L supinus, rel. to super: (n.) f. LL supinum neut. (reason unkn.) |
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