supine
supine
[ˈs(j)uːpʌɪn]
adjective
supinely
adverb
supineness
noun
语源
[ˈs(j)uːpʌɪn]
adjective
- (of a person) lying face upwards
（人）仰卧的
■(technical)having the front or ventral part upwards
(技)腹部向上的
■(of the hand) with the palm upwards
（手）掌心朝上的 - failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence
（因道德上的缺点或懒散而导致）消极的；苟安的
the government was supine in the face of racial injustice.
政府在面对种族不公正问题时采取消极的态度。
- a Latin verbal noun used only in the accusative and ablative cases, especially to denote purpose (e.g. mirabile dictu ‘wonderful to relate’)
（拉丁语语法中的）动名词（仅用于宾格和离格，尤指为了表示目的）
supinely
adverb
supineness
noun
语源
- late Middle English: the adjective from Latin supinus 'bent backwards' (related to super 'above'); the noun from late Latin supinum, neuter of supinus
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