stress-related

/ˈstres.rɪˌleɪ.tɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstres.rɪˌleɪ.t̬ɪd/ (ame, ipa)

stress-related — adjective

1. describing health problems or other conditions that develop as a result of too m

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing health problems or other conditions that develop as a result of too much mental or emotional pressure in a person's life

例句

After working sixty-hour weeks for months, Keiko developed a stress-related health problem.

collocation: stress-related health problem

The doctor told Javier that his ongoing tension headaches were stress-related and not a sign of anything more serious.

同義詞
  • stress-induced

    more clinical; strongly implies a direct cause-and-effect link

  • anxiety-related

    narrower; focuses specifically on anxiety rather than general stress

  • tension-related

    less formal; often used for physical symptoms like headaches or muscle pain

文法句型

stress-related + noun

用法筆記

This adjective usually appears before a noun (attributive position). The nouns it modifies are typically medical or health-related: illness, disease, disorder, condition, injury, problem, symptom. Less commonly it may occur after a linking verb when the focus is on identifying the cause of a condition.

常見錯誤

❌I have a stressful illness.
✅I have a stress-related illness.
💡'stressful' describes something that causes stress, while 'stress-related' describes something that is caused by stress.
❌His headache was stress-related caused.
✅He had a stress-related headache.
💡'stress-related' must go before the noun it modifies.