leper
英 [ˈlepə(r)]
美 [ˈlepər]
n. 麻风病患者; (因其所为而)被大家躲避的人; 别人唯恐躲之不及的人
复数:lepers
BNC.20235 / COCA.17715
牛津词典
noun
- 麻风病患者
a person suffering from leprosy - (因其所为而)被大家躲避的人;别人唯恐躲之不及的人
a person that other people avoid because they have done sth that these people do not approve of
柯林斯词典
- 麻风病患者;麻风病人
Aleperis a person who has leprosy. - N-COUNT (因行为令人震惊或反感)大家唯恐避之不及的人,被排斥的人
If you refer to someone as aleper, you mean that people in their community avoid them because they have done something that has shocked or offended people.- The newspaper article had branded her a social leper not fit to be seen in company.
报纸上的这篇文章给她冠以“社交毒药”之名,称人皆不宜与其为伍。
- The newspaper article had branded her a social leper not fit to be seen in company.
英英释义
noun
- a pariah who is avoided by others
- a person afflicted with leprosy