crapulous

英 ['kræpjʊləs]美 ['kræpjʊləs]
  • adj. 饮(吃)过量的,暴饮暴食的

英文词源


crapulous (adj.)
1530s, "sick from too much drinking," from Latin crapula, from Greek kraipale "hangover, drunken headache, nausea from debauching." The Romans used it for drunkenness itself. English has used it in both senses. Related: Crapulously; crapulousness.

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