moribund

moribund
[ˈmɒrɪbʌnd]
adjective
  1. (of a person) at the point of death
    (人)垂死的
    ■(of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour
    (物)行将灭亡的;缺乏活力的
    the moribund commercial property market.
    凋敝的商用房地产交易市场。
派生
moribundity
noun
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from Latin moribundus, from mori 'to die'
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