anemia
anemia — noun
1. a health problem where the blood has too few healthy red cells, so the body cann
a health problem where the blood has too few healthy red cells, so the body cannot get enough oxygen, leaving the person feeling tired and looking pale
Tunde felt tired every day until his doctor tested his blood and found he had anemia.
After taking iron supplements for two months, Gabriela's energy returned and her anemia was gone.
treat + anemia with iron supplements
Severe anemia can make simple activities like climbing a short flight of stairs feel exhausting.
When the elderly patient lost her appetite and felt dizzy, the nurse checked for anemia.
文法句型
have + anemia
be diagnosed with + anemia
suffer from + anemia
用法筆記
Usually uncountable; the countable form ('an anemic') is extremely rare and only appears in medical textbooks referring to a specific type or case. Adjectives specifying the type of anemia are very common: iron-deficiency anemia, sickle-cell anemia, pernicious anemia, aplastic anemia.
常見錯誤
2. a quality of being weak, lifeless, or uninspired — used especially about art, cu
a quality of being weak, lifeless, or uninspired — used especially about art, culture, creativity, or other areas that should be full of energy and life but instead feel dull or empty
Critics said the film suffered from emotional anemia that made its story hard to care about.
emotional anemia — figurative modifier specifying domain
The town's cultural anemia was clear from the empty theaters and quiet museums.
Jessica blamed her creative anemia on spending too many hours on routine office tasks.
Ravindra felt a spiritual anemia after years of ignoring his family's traditions and roots.
- lifelessness
more general; describes anything without energy, not just creative or spiritual domains
- dullness
focuses on lack of interest or excitement; weaker and less systemic than 'anemia'
- inertia
suggests a failure to move or change; implies laziness or resistance rather than inner emptiness
文法句型
adj + anemia: emotional / cultural / creative / spiritual
用法筆記
Always uncountable. Almost always requires a preceding adjective or noun modifier that names the domain where the lack of vitality is felt ('emotional', 'cultural', 'creative', 'spiritual'). Without the modifier the sentence sounds like the medical sense. Much less common than sense 1.