chronic是什么意思
chronic
英 ['krɒnɪk]美 ['krɑnɪk]adj. 慢性的；长期的；习惯性的n. (Chronic)人名；(英)克罗尼克中文词源
chronic 长期的来自希腊词khronos, 时间，见Chronos，时间之神，词源不确定。部分学者认为Chronos是泰坦主神Cronus的另一面，希腊神话中的Cronus吞噬Zeus等亲生子女则象征着过去对未来的吞噬和抑制。
英文词源
chronic (adj.)early 15c., of diseases, "lasting a long time," from Middle French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos "of time, concerning time," from khronos "time" (see chrono-). Vague disapproving sense (from 17c.) is from association with diseases and later addictions.双语例句
1. Those who suffer from narcissism become self-absorbed or chronic show-offs. 被自恋症折磨的人会变得只专注于自己的事情，或者不断地自我炫耀。来自柯林斯例句
2. 10,000 deaths a year from chronic lung disease are attributable to smoking. 吸烟导致每年有1万人死于慢性肺病。来自柯林斯例句
3. About 4% of the prison population have chronic psychiatric illnesses. 大约4%的犯人有慢性精神疾病。来自柯林斯例句
4. Persistent damage or inadequate healing may lead to chronic lameness. 反复受伤或治疗不当可导致长期跛足。来自柯林斯例句
5. One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty. 那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。来自柯林斯例句
