scurvy

• adj.卑劣な、厄介な
• n. [内科]壊血病

壊血病を意味するscurfyの変化形。

scurvy (n.)

1560s, noun use of adjective scurvy "covered with scabs, diseased, scorbutic" (early 15c.), variant of scurfy. It took on the narrower meaning of Dutch scheurbuik, French scorbut "scurvy," in reference to the disease characterized by swollen and bleeding gums, prostration, etc., perhaps from Old Norse skyrbjugr, which is perhaps literally "a swelling (bjugr) from drinking sour milk (skyr) on long sea voyages;" but OED has alternative etymology of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin, as "disease that lacerates the belly," from schoren "to lacerate" + Middle Low German buk, Dutch buik "belly."

1. オレンジ、レモン、ライムが壊血病を治療することが分かった。

2.Vitamin C deficiency can ultimately lead to scurvy .

ビタミンC欠乏最終エネルギー道壊血病.

3.No fear of scurvy or ship fever this voyage.

では、路上悪血症や発疹チフスなどの病気を心配する必要はありません！

4.He 's a scurvy wretch.

彼は卑怯なやつだ。

5.That was a scurvy trick to play on an old lady.

そんなトリックでおばあさんをいじめるなんて卑怯だ。