(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring (疾病)长期的;经常复发的;慢性的。 常与 acute 相对 chronic bronchitis. 慢性支气管炎。 ■(of a person) having such an illness (人)患慢性病的 a chronic asthmatic. 慢性气喘病患者。 ■(of a problem) long-lasting and difficult to eradicate (问题)长期难以根除的,顽固的 the school suffers from chronic overcrowding. 学校长期以来为学生过多而困扰。 ■(of a person) having a particular bad habit (人)有某恶习的 a chronic liar. 惯于说谎者。
(Brit. informal)of a very poor quality (英,非正式)劣质的 the film was absolutely chronic. 这部电影非常差劲。
派生 chronically adverb chronicity noun 语源
late Middle English: from French chronique, via Latin from Greek khronikos 'of time', from khronos 'time'