jaundice: [14] Jaundice is literally ‘yellowness’. The word came from Old French jaunice, which was a derivative of the adjective jaune ‘yellow’ (the d in the middle appeared towards the end of the 14th century). The derived adjective jaundiced [17] originally meant simply ‘suffering from jaundice’, but the association of the yellowish colour with bitterness and envy soon produced the figurative meaning familiar today. => yellow
jaundice (n.)
c. 1300, jaunis, from Old French jaunice, earlier jalnice, "yellowness" (12c.), from jaune, jalne "yellow," from Latin galbinus "greenish yellow" (also source of Italian giallo), extended form of galbus, which is probably from PIE *ghel- "yellow, green" (see Chloe). With intrusive -d- (compare gender, astound, thunder). Figurative meaning "feeling in which views are colored or distorted" first recorded 1620s, from yellow's association with bitterness and envy (see yellow). In Old English geolu adl "yellow sickness;" in Middle English also gulesought. As a verb, from 1791, but usually in figurative use. Related: Jaundiced.
实用例句
1. Incompatibility between the mother's and the baby's blood groups may cause jaundice.
母亲和婴儿血型不合会产生黄疸。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Mild jaundice in the newborn is common and often clears without treatment.
新生儿有轻微的黄疸较为常见，经常不需要治疗就能自愈。
来自柯林斯例句
3. I looked into the problem without jaundice of any kind.
我研讨这一问题,不怀任何偏见.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. People said that he had jaundice and urchins nicknamed him " Yellow Fellow. "
别人说他是黄胆病,孩子们也就叫他 “ 黄胖 ” 了.
来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
5. He was suffering from a sharp attack of jaundice.
