1650s, back-formation from obesity and in part from Latin obesus "fat, stout, plump," past participle of obedere "that has eaten itself fat" (see obesity). According to OED, "Rare before 19th c." Related: Obeseness. Latin obesus was translated in Old English as oferfæt "overfat."
实用例句
1. The old man is really obese; it can't be healthy.
那位老人确实过于肥胖了, 不能算是健康.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.
又胖又懒危害健康.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. For many obese people, that is a welcome start.
对许多人来讲, 那可是个受欢迎的开端.
来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
4. Obese people tend to have higher blood pressure than lean people.
胖人常常比瘦人血压高。
来自辞典例句
5. The tendency to become obese is at least in part hereditary.
