sickly
/ˈsɪklɪ/adjective
sicklier, sickliest
1
- often ill; in poor health多病的; 体弱的：
she was a thin, sickly child.
她是一个体弱多病的孩子。
1.1
- (of a person's complexion or expression) indicative of poor health（人的皮肤或表情）病态的, 苍白的：
his usual sickly pallor.
他通常苍白的脸色。
1.2
- poetic/literary (of a place, climate, or time) causing or characterized by unhealthiness〈诗/文〉（地方, 气候, 时间）引起疾病的; 有碍健康的：
a deep sickly vaporous swamp.
一个容易致病的、多雾的深沼泽地。
2
- (of a flavour, smell, colour, or light) unpleasant as to induce discomfort or nausea（味道）令人反胃的; （气味）难闻的; （色彩）恶心的; （光线）令人不适的：
the walls were painted a sickly green
墙壁刷成了一种令人恶心的绿色
she liked her coffee sweet and sickly.
她喜欢甜腻的咖啡。
2.1
- excessively sentimental or mawkish多愁善感的; 假装多情的：
a sickly fable of delicate young lovers.
关系微妙的年轻恋人多愁善感的故事。
派生词
sickliness
noun词源
late Middle English: probably suggested by Old Norse sjúkligr.