ill health

IPA/ˌɪl ˈhelθ/
IPA/ˌɪl ˈhelθ/

ill health — 名詞

1. a period when someone suffers from an illness or physical problems that do not g

1.名詞B1
釋義

久病；體弱

持續長時間的生病或身體不佳

a period when someone suffers from an illness or physical problems that do not go away quickly

例句

Mei-Lin's father had to retire early from his job because of ill health.

Mei-Lin 的父親因為久病，不得不提前從工作中退休。

because of ill health — reason for an action

Years of ill health left the old gardener unable to work in his vegetable patch.

長年的體弱多病讓這位老園丁無法在自己的菜園裡工作。

同義詞
  • chronic illness

    more specific — refers to a diagnosed medical condition rather than a general state

  • poor health

    slightly broader — can describe general physical weakness even without a named disease

  • sickness

    more general — can refer to short-term or long-term physical problems

反義詞
  • good health

    opposite state, used in similar grammatical patterns

文法句型

ill health [as subject]

due to / because of ill health

suffer from ill health

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — never a / an or a plural. Most often follows prepositions such as due to, because of, or after. Often used as the reason for retirement, resignation, or reducing work.

常見錯誤

❌He suffers from an ill health.
✅He suffers from ill health.
💡ill health is uncountable; do not add an article.
❌She took leave due to ill-health.
✅She took leave due to ill health.
💡do not hyphenate; write as two separate words.