illness
/ˈɪlnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪlnəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈil-nəs/ (ame, mw)
illness — 名詞
- illnesssingular
- illnessesplural
1. a particular medical problem that affects a part of your body or your mind, ofte
疾病
身體或心理的特定病症
a particular medical problem that affects a part of your body or your mind, often with clear signs that a doctor can name
Ezra caught a rare illness while working on a farm in Africa.
Ezra 在非洲的農場工作時染上了一種罕見疾病。
catch + [illness]: common verb collocation
Rin's illness got better after she took medicine for two weeks.
Rin 服藥兩星期後，病情就好轉了。
get better: common phrasal verb with illness
The doctor said this illness is very common in children under five.
醫生說這種疾病在五歲以下的兒童中非常常見。
Amihan's illness was hard to diagnose because its signs looked like other problems at first.
Amihan 的病一開始很難診斷，因為症狀看起來像其他問題。
- disease
more technical/medical; focuses on the biological condition rather than the experience of being unwell
- condition
broader; can refer to any long-term health problem, not necessarily an active disease
- disorder
more formal, often used for mental health or for problems with specific body systems
- sickness
more informal; in British English often means temporary nausea or vomiting
- health
the state of being well, free from disease
文法句型
a/an + (adjective) + illness
常見錯誤
2. the condition or time when your body or mind is not working normally and you fee
生病
身體不健康的狀態
the condition or time when your body or mind is not working normally and you feel unwell
A short illness forced Lucas to stay home from work for three days.
一場短暫的生病讓 Lucas 連續三天無法去上班。
illness as subject: natural for uncountable sense
After a short illness, Elena was able to go back to school.
短暫生病之後，Elena 就能回學校上課了。
after a [adjective] illness: time-marker phrase
Gabriel's long illness made it hard for him to keep his job.
Gabriel 長期生病，讓他很難保住工作。
Most kinds of illness get better with rest, according to the nurse.
大多數疾病只要休息就會好轉，護士是這麼說的。
- sickness
more common in everyday British English for temporary nausea; also used for the general state in American English
- ill health
more formal; often used for long-term or chronic conditions
文法句型
due to illness
period of illness
[adjective] illness
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable and refers to the general experience or period of being unwell, not a named medical condition. To refer to a specific named condition, use sense 1 (e.g. 'He has a rare illness' = specific disease; 'He missed work due to illness' = general state). American English speakers often prefer 'sickness' for the general state; 'illness' is equally natural in both varieties.