sicko

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈsɪkəʊ/    /ˈsɪkoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person with unpleasant tastes, views or habits. derogatory,slang
    — 1986 June 9, David Denby, Movies: Poison, New York, page 130, But in fact, the murders have been committed by an army of sickos, a phalanx of wild-eyed droolers led by a monster goon with a concrete jaw and a Neanderthal brow.
  2. A mentally ill person. derogatory,slang
    — So come on, doc, precisely which kind of sicko is America? You might plump for depressed (isolationist), psychopathic (lack of empathy) or even psychotic (barking mad - what P.G. Wodehouse referred to as "thinking you're a poached egg").
  3. A physically ill person.
    — The amazing Mr. Sick Day [Milo Filbum] has missed an amazing 73% of 1,020 work days for such ailments as a toothache, [...] "I finally gave the sicko his walking papers when other people started doing the same thing — calling in sick and all," the manager [said] ...
形容词 adj.
  1. Characterized by depraved tastes or habits; deviant.
    — “Your kid isn't nuts.” “Ever had one of his broccoli-and-asparagus omelets? Kid eats another vegetable, I'm going to ram a carrot down his throat until he gags.” “Most parents would kill for a kid like yours. Come on, admit it. This kid was sicko.”

词形变化

sickos plural sickoes plural more sicko comparative most sicko superlative

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English sick
English -o
English sicko
From sick + -o (“person with characteristic”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English sick
English -o
English sicko
From sick + -o (“person with characteristic”).
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