malnutrition

/ˌmælnjuˈtrɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmal-nu̇-ˈtri-shən -nyu̇-/ (ame, mw)

malnutrition — noun

1. the harm done to a person's body when they do not eat enough food, or when the f

1.名詞B2
釋義

the harm done to a person's body when they do not eat enough food, or when the food they eat does not include the things their body needs to stay healthy

例句

Aid workers found dozens of children suffering from severe malnutrition in the refugee camp.

collocation: suffer from + malnutrition

Sari's grandfather grew up during the war and still shows the lasting effects of childhood malnutrition.

noun modifier: childhood malnutrition

同義詞
  • undernourishment

    narrower — focuses on too little food rather than the wrong kind

  • starvation

    extreme end of the scale, often implies imminent death from lack of food

反義詞
  • nourishment

    the positive state of getting the food the body needs

文法句型

suffer from malnutrition

die of malnutrition

用法筆記

Uncountable; almost always used without an article. Frequently appears as the object of 'suffer from' or 'die of', and as a noun modifier ('malnutrition rates', 'childhood malnutrition').

常見錯誤

❌He has a malnutrition.
✅He has malnutrition.
💡uncountable, no article.
❌The children were malnutritioned.
✅The children were malnourished.
💡the adjective form is 'malnourished', not derived from the noun.