- moribund (adj.)
[moribund 词源字典]
- 1721, "about to die," from Middle French moribund (16c.), from Latin moribundus "dying, at the point of death," from mori "to die" (see mortal (adj.)). Figurative sense of "near an end" is from 1837. Related: Moribundity.[moribund etymology, moribund origin, 英语词源]