单词详解

n.

病，疾病 (impairment of normal physical function affecting part or all of an organism)

His illness made his mother very upset. 他的病让他母亲很是担心。

相关词组

1. mental illness 精神病

Most people believe that mental illness is painful. 多数人认为精神病很痛苦。

2. serious illness 重大疾病

The doctor brought a young gifted singer through a serious illness.

医生把一位天赋的年轻歌手从重病中救活过来。

3. slight illness 小病；不适；头疼脑热

We criticized Jane for playing up her slight illness. 我们批评简夸大自己的小病。

4. fatal illness 绝症

The famous director denied his fatal illness. 著名导演否认自己患有致命的疾病。

相关单词

复数：illnesses

同义词：sickness

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词语辨析：illness, sickness, disease, complaint

illness, sickness, disease, complaint

这些名词均有“疾病”之意。

illness: 不具体指，而是泛指一切疾病，强调生病的时间或状语，语体较sickness正式一些。

sickness: 较口语化，可与illness换用，但还可表示“恶心”。

disease: 指具体的疾病，且通常较严重，发病时间也较长。

complaint: 现代英语中，既可指症状，也可指疾病。

单词详解

1. illness: 不具体指，而是泛指一切疾病，强调生病的时间或状语，语体较sickness正式一些。

He is upset over his illness. 他对自己的病情感到灰心沮丧。

2. sickness: 较口语化，可与illness换用，但还可表示“恶心”。

Sickness has fastened upon that old lady. 老妇人被疾病缠身。

3. disease : 指具体的疾病，且通常较严重，发病时间也较长。

Prejudice is a social disease that hurts people greatly.

偏见是一种带给人很大伤害的社会弊病。

4. complaint: 现代英语中，既可指症状，也可指疾病。

His little sister has a heart complaint. 他妹妹有心脏病。