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Definition of inanition in English: inanitionnoun ˌɪnəˈnɪʃ(ə)nˌɪnəˈnɪʃən mass nounformal 1Exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment. 缺乏营养性衰竭，虚弱 the members of the rear party died of inanition Example sentencesExamples - Asthma, cancer, wasting, hemorrhage, inanition, and death have been linked to mold exposure since ancient times.
- Despite surgical resection and chemotherapy, the patient's condition deteriorated during the next month and he died of inanition and cardiac failure.
Synonyms extreme tiredness, overtiredness, fatigue, weariness, lack of energy, enervation, debilitation, debility, faintness, prostration, enfeeblement, lassitude - 1.1 Lack of mental or spiritual vigour and enthusiasm.
活力不足 she was thinking that old age bred inanition 她在想是老龄导致活力不足。 Example sentencesExamples - I would not accept a proposition that even if a Plaintiff's case has collapsed of its inanition or for some reason or other, judgment should nevertheless be given to him on the ground that a defence set up by the opponent has also collapsed.
- Even without, or before, revolution or foreign invasion, states can decline of their own inanition.
- Third terms slide towards inanition, or degrade into corruption and chaos.
- At the office, he has perfected the art of doing nothing - and he has become such a virtuoso that his colleagues recognize in his inanition the sign of a truly great worker.
- For the young lovers, Pelléas and Mélisande, the only ‘happiness’ is acquiescence in their destiny - what happens to them; and acquiescence becomes identified with inanition.
OriginLate Middle English: from late Latin inanitio(n-), from Latin inanire 'make empty', from inanis 'empty, vain'. Definition of inanition in US English: inanitionnounˌɪnəˈnɪʃənˌinəˈniSHən formal 1Exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment. 缺乏营养性衰竭，虚弱 Example sentencesExamples - Despite surgical resection and chemotherapy, the patient's condition deteriorated during the next month and he died of inanition and cardiac failure.
- Asthma, cancer, wasting, hemorrhage, inanition, and death have been linked to mold exposure since ancient times.
Synonyms extreme tiredness, overtiredness, fatigue, weariness, lack of energy, enervation, debilitation, debility, faintness, prostration, enfeeblement, lassitude - 1.1 Lack of mental or spiritual vigor and enthusiasm.
活力不足 she was thinking that old age bred inanition 她在想是老龄导致活力不足。 Example sentencesExamples - I would not accept a proposition that even if a Plaintiff's case has collapsed of its inanition or for some reason or other, judgment should nevertheless be given to him on the ground that a defence set up by the opponent has also collapsed.
- At the office, he has perfected the art of doing nothing - and he has become such a virtuoso that his colleagues recognize in his inanition the sign of a truly great worker.
- Even without, or before, revolution or foreign invasion, states can decline of their own inanition.
- Third terms slide towards inanition, or degrade into corruption and chaos.
- For the young lovers, Pelléas and Mélisande, the only ‘happiness’ is acquiescence in their destiny - what happens to them; and acquiescence becomes identified with inanition.
OriginLate Middle English: from late Latin inanitio(n-), from Latin inanire ‘make empty’, from inanis ‘empty, vain’. |