"one who is constantly concerned with his own ailments," 1703, from valetudinary (1580s), from Latin valetudinarius, from valetudo "state of health" (either good or bad), from valere "be strong" (see valiant) + -tudo, abstract noun suffix (see -tude). Valetudinary (adj.) "sickly" is recorded from 1580s.
实用例句
1. She affected to be spunky about her ailments and afflictions, but she was in fact an utterly self - centered valetudinarian.
她装做对自己的失调和苦恼若无其事, 但是实际上她是为自己的健康状况非常发愁的人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The valetudinarian alternated two hours of work with one hour of rest.
那个体弱多病的人每工作两小时就要歇一小时。
来自辞典例句
3. He got sick easily since he was young , what a valetudinarian!
