单词 | lepra |
释义 | Definition of lepra in English:lepranoun ˈlɛprə
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin lepra psoriasis or other skin disease from ancient Greek λέπρα psoriasis, in Hellenistic Greek also denoting other skin diseases (Septuagint, New Testament), use as noun of feminine of λεπρός (adjective) scaly from either λεπίς scale or Hellenistic Greek λέπος husk, scale + -ρος, suffix forming adjectives. Definition of lepra in US English:lepranounˈlɛprə
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin lepra psoriasis or other skin disease from ancient Greek λέπρα psoriasis, in Hellenistic Greek also denoting other skin diseases (Septuagint, New Testament), use as noun of feminine of λεπρός (adjective) scaly from either λεπίς scale or Hellenistic Greek λέπος husk, scale + -ρος, suffix forming adjectives. |
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