diathesis

diathesis — 名詞

1. a built-in tendency in someone's body or mind to develop a certain illness or ot

1.名詞C2
釋義

體質傾向

先天較易出現某種病症的傾向

a built-in tendency in someone's body or mind to develop a certain illness or other unhealthy condition

例句

The doctor saw a bleeding diathesis in Nadia's repeated nosebleeds and bruises.

醫師從 Nadia 反覆流鼻血和瘀青，看出她有出血體質傾向。

collocation: bleeding diathesis

Family records suggested a diathesis toward asthma on both sides of the family.

家族紀錄顯示，父母雙方家族都有容易氣喘的體質傾向。

pattern: diathesis toward + illness

常見搭配
  • a bleeding diathesis
  • a family diathesis
  • a diathesis toward asthma
  • a diathesis for clotting
同義詞
  • predisposition

    the closest formal synonym for an inborn tendency toward a condition

  • susceptibility

    often stresses being easily affected by disease or harm

  • tendency

    broader and less technical than the medical sense of diathesis

反義詞
  • resistance

    suggests the body does not easily become ill or damaged

  • resilience

    broader and often emphasizes recovery rather than vulnerability

文法句型

a diathesis toward + illness/condition

a diathesis for + bleeding/clotting

have/show a diathesis

用法筆記

Usually found in medical or psychological writing, especially when talking about inherited risk. It often appears with toward, to, or for plus the illness or condition involved.

常見錯誤

A fever is a diathesis.
A fever is a symptom, but a diathesis is an inborn tendency.
A diathesis is a long-term predisposition, not a sign that appears during illness.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • bleeding diathesis
  • family diathesis
  • allergic diathesis

常用片語

  • have a diathesis
  • show a diathesis

介系詞搭配

  • diathesis toward
  • diathesis to
  • diathesis for