alcoholism
/ˈælkəhɒlɪzəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈælkəhɑːlɪzəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈal-kə-ˌhȯ-ˌli-zəm -kə-hə-/ (ame, mw)
alcoholism — 名詞
1. a long-term condition in which someone feels unable to stop or control drinking
酒癮
難以控制飲酒的長期成癮狀態
a long-term condition in which someone feels unable to stop or control drinking alcohol, even when it is causing harm to their health, family life, or work.
After years of secret drinking, Ken finally sought help for alcoholism.
在多年偷偷喝酒之後，Ken 終於為酒癮向醫生求助。
help for alcoholism
The hospital opened a new program for adults living with alcoholism.
那家醫院為受酒癮所苦的成年人開設了新療程。
living with alcoholism
Nina's father is in recovery after a long struggle with alcoholism.
Nina 的父親在與酒癮長期搏鬥後，正在康復中。
Many families need support when a parent is dealing with alcoholism.
當父母一方正在面對酒癮時，許多家庭都需要支持。
After missing two shifts, Rosa started treatment for alcoholism at the clinic.
Rosa 缺了兩個班次後，開始在診所接受酒癮治療。
- alcohol dependence
more clinical and neutral; often used in treatment or research contexts
- alcohol use disorder
the current medical and public-health term; more precise in healthcare settings
- problem drinking
broader and often less severe; can describe harmful drinking that does not suggest full dependence
- alcohol addiction
an everyday phrase that strongly stresses dependence on alcohol
- sobriety
being free from alcohol use or intoxication, especially in recovery contexts
- abstinence
the deliberate choice not to drink alcohol
文法句型
struggle with alcoholism
treatment for alcoholism
recover from alcoholism
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. In healthcare and public-health writing, 'alcohol use disorder' is often preferred because it is more precise, and person-first wording such as 'a person with alcohol use disorder' is often used, while 'alcoholism' remains common in everyday English and in older writing.