lapsed

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of lapse form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use. not-comparable,usually
    — The royal charities on Maunday Thursday, are really a portion of an otherwise lapsed custom, which recalled the action of our Lord on the day before His Crucifixion.
  2. Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith. not-comparable,usually
    — ...satisfy the Doubtful, confirm the Wavering, recover the Lapsed, and be useful to all according to their several Circumstances and Conditions.
  3. By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence. humorous,not-comparable,usually
    — My mother knew that I was a lapsed Republican, but did not dream of the depth to which I had fallen.
  4. Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed. archaic,not-comparable,usually
    — The only legitimate claimants must be, Albert of Austria, son of the sister of the last duke John; and the emperor Sigsmund, who might consider this part of Bavaria as a lapsed fief: that in this quality he had given the investiture of it to his son-in-law

词形变化

more lapsed comparative most lapsed superlative

词汇关系

反义词
practicing devout
衍生词
lapsedness semilapsed unlapsed
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