malady

B2 大学 FREQ #36748

n. 病, 疾病, 弊病 [医] 病

发音

US /ˈmæl.ə.di/

词形变化

maladies 复数 maladies

教材释义与例句

名词

弊病；疾病；腐败

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

    疾病

    The maladies of the body may prove medicines of the mind.

  2. 2.

    A moral or mental defect or disorder.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

illness sickness unwellness

上位词 4

condition status ill health unhealthiness

下位词 10

condition disease collapse growth bends indisposition food poisoning aeroembolism ague air embolism

词源

From Middle English maladie, from Old French maladie (“sickness, illness, disease”), from malade (“ill, sick”), from Latin male habitus (“ill-kept, not in good condition”), 1st century AD. See also malice and habit.

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