health

/helθ/ (bre, ipa) · /helθ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhelth also ˈheltth/ (ame, mw)

health — 名詞

1. the state of a person's physical body and mind, especially whether they are well

1.名詞A1
釋義

健康

身體或心理的整體狀況，尤其指是否生病

the state of a person's physical body and mind, especially whether they are well, ill, or injured

例句

Tomás visits the doctor each year to check his health.

Tomás 每年都去看醫生檢查健康狀況。

Eating fruit and vegetables is good for your health.

吃水果和蔬菜對你的健康有益。

collocation: good for your health

同義詞
  • wellbeing

    broader term that includes happiness and life satisfaction, not just physical condition

  • fitness

    focuses on physical strength and the ability to exercise, rather than general condition

反義詞
  • illness

    the state of being sick, the opposite of good health

常見錯誤

❌I need to improve my healths.
✅I need to improve my health.
💡health is uncountable and has no plural form.

2. the system of medical services, treatments, and public programs that exist to ke

2.名詞B1
釋義

醫療

維護人們健康的醫療服務與體系

the system of medical services, treatments, and public programs that exist to keep people healthy and treat illness

例句

The government spends a lot of money on health each year.

政府每年在醫療方面投入大量經費。

Beatrix works in the health field as a nurse in a big hospital.

Beatrix 在一間大型醫院擔任護士，從事醫療工作。

health field meaning the medical profession

同義詞
  • healthcare

    more specific term for the medical services themselves, commonly written as one word

  • medicine

    broader field that includes study, research, and practice of treating illness

用法筆記

This sense is almost always used in compound nouns such as health care, health service, health system, or health worker. It refers to the industry or sector, not a person's condition.

常見錯誤

❌I went to the health to see a doctor.
✅I went to the hospital to see a doctor.
💡health as 'medical services' is not a place you visit; it describes the field or system.

3. how well a business, economy, or other changing system is performing

3.名詞B2
釋義

狀況

組織或系統運作的好壞程度

how well a business, economy, or other changing system is performing

例句

The health of the company depends on how many products it sells.

公司的健康狀況取決於它能賣出多少產品。

Farmers worry about the health of their crops after heavy rain.

農民擔心大雨過後作物的健康狀況。

collocation: health of [system / organisation]

同義詞
  • condition

    more general term; health adds a sense of normal functioning vs. decline

  • state

    neutral term without the implication of good or bad performance

  • wellbeing

    used metaphorically for organisations, especially in business writing

用法筆記

Used with of + noun phrase. The subject is typically an abstract system or organisation — economy, company, project, environment, democracy. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 is about a person; sense 3 is about a non-living system.