anemia

IPA/əˈniːmiə/
KK[ənˈimiə]IPA/əˈniːmiə/

anemia — 名詞

1. a health problem where the blood has too few healthy red cells, so the body cann

1.名詞B2
釋義

貧血

血液中紅血球或血紅素不足的疾病

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

例句

Tunde felt tired every day until his doctor tested his blood and found he had anemia.

Tunde 每天都感到疲倦，直到醫生驗血後發現他患有貧血。

After taking iron supplements for two months, Gabriela's energy returned and her anemia was gone.

服用鐵補充劑兩個月後，Gabriela 恢復了體力，貧血的症狀也消失了。

treat + anemia with iron supplements

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

❌I have a anemia.
✅I have anemia.
💡Anemia is an uncountable noun and does not take 'a' or 'an'.
❌She was diagnosed with anemia virus.
✅She was diagnosed with anemia.
💡Anemia is a condition, not a virus or infection.

2. a quality of being weak, lifeless, or uninspired — used especially about art, cu

2.名詞C1
釋義

無活力；空乏

藝術、文化等缺乏生命力或活力的狀態

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

例句

Critics said the film suffered from emotional anemia that made its story hard to care about.

影評人認為這部電影情感貧乏，讓人難以關心故事的發展。

emotional anemia — figurative modifier specifying domain

The town's cultural anemia was clear from the empty theaters and quiet museums.

這個小鎮的文化凋零，從空蕩的劇院和冷清的博物館就可見一斑。

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • vitality

    the direct opposite — full of energy and life

  • vigor

    suggests active strength and enthusiasm

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.

常見錯誤

❌The music had anemia.
✅The music had a kind of emotional anemia.
💡The figurative sense needs a domain modifier (emotional, cultural, creative) so the reader knows you are not talking about a medical condition.
❌The team showed anemia after losing the game.
✅The team's playing showed a kind of creative anemia after losing the game.
💡Adding 'a kind of' and a modifier makes the figurative meaning clear.