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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

便秘的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: biànmì de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Constipated/ˈkɒn.stɪ.peɪ.tɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #7500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他最近吃得太少,有些便秘。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Unable to release bowels easily or experiencing infrequent bowel movements.

    "He felt sluggish and uncomfortable because he was constipated."
  2. 2

    Metaphorically restricted, inhibited, or lacking in free expression or flow.

    "The bureaucracy in the department is entirely constipated."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'constipatus', the past participle of 'constipare', meaning 'to crowd together or press closely'. Over time, the medical and physiological sense evolved to describe the abnormal retention of feces in the bowels.

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