1
- dated affected with a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis〈旧〉患销蚀性疾病的; 身体耗损的（尤指患肺结核的）：
from birth he was sickly and consumptive.
从一出生他就体弱多病, 患上了肺结核。
2
- chiefly derogatory of or relating to the using up of resources〈主贬〉（与）（资源）消耗（有关）的; （与）耗尽（有关）的：
tourism represents an insidious form of consumptive activity.
旅游业是消耗性行为的潜在体现。
- dated a person with a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis〈旧〉销蚀性疾病患者（尤指肺结核患者）。
派生词
consumptively
adverb词源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin consumptivus, from Latin consumpt- 'consumed', from the verb consumere （see CONSUME）.