sickliness

sickliness — noun

1. the condition of being often ill or having poor health over a long period of tim

1.名詞C1
釋義

the condition of being often ill or having poor health over a long period of time

例句

The old farmer's sickliness surprised the young doctor, who had expected a healthier patient.

possessive noun + sickliness as a personal quality

Poor nutrition in early childhood can cause a lifelong sickliness that is hard to reverse.

uncountable noun used after indefinite article with adjective modifier

同義詞
  • frailty

    emphasises physical weakness rather than frequency of illness

  • infirmity

    more formal; often refers to weakness from old age or disease

反義詞

用法筆記

Sickliness is an uncountable noun and refers to a long-term tendency rather than a one-time illness. It is more common in medical or formal writing than in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌He suffered from sickliness after eating bad fish.
✅He suffered from food poisoning after eating bad fish.
💡sickliness implies a long-term tendency, not a temporary illness.