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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries便秘的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: biànmì de
"多吃蔬菜可以缓解便秘症状。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Suffering from or causing constipation; constipated.
"The physician prescribed a dietary change to alleviate the patient's costive condition." - 2
Retained, slow, or restrained in expression, action, or resources; unforthcoming.
"His costive prose style lacked the emotional resonance of his earlier romantic works."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'costive', stemming from the Late Latin 'constipatus', meaning packed closely together or pressed. Historically used since the 15th century in medical contexts to describe constipation, it later evolved figuratively to mean restrained, slow, or uncommunicative in style or action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Costive" is said worldwide
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constipé
Transliteration: kɔ̃s.ti.pe
"Ce remède est efficace pour les personnes constipées."
verstopft
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɔpft
"Ballaststoffreiche Ernährung hilft bei verstopftem Magen."
stitico
Transliteration: ˈsti.ti.ko
"Il medico consigliò più fibre a chi soffre di stitichezza."
estreñido
Transliteration: estɾeˈɲiðo
"El paciente se sentía estreñido debido a la falta de agua."
constipado
Transliteration: kõʃ.tiˈpa.du
"Alimentos integrais ajudam a evitar que o intestino fique preso."
कबज़
Transliteration: kabz
"फाइबर युक्त भोजन खाने से कब्ज़ की समस्या दूर होती है।"
便秘的
Transliteration: biànmì de
"多吃蔬菜可以缓解便秘症状。"
변비의
Transliteration: byeonbiui
"섬유질이 풍부한 식단은 변비 예방에 도움이 됩니다."
便秘気味の
Transliteration: benpigimi no
"水分を十分にとることで便秘気味の症状を改善できます。"
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