invalidism
invalidism — 名詞
1. the condition of being chronically ill or physically weak for a long period, to
久病體弱
長期生病而無法正常生活的虛弱狀態
the condition of being chronically ill or physically weak for a long period, to the point where a person cannot take part in normal daily activities and is treated as someone who is permanently sick — for example, a person who spends years at home bedridden after a severe stroke, looked after by family members.
After two heart attacks left him unable to work, Rohan's doctors warned him that complete invalidism was not inevitable.
兩次心臟病發作讓他無法工作後，Rohan 的醫生告訴他，完全臥病並非無可避免。
passive construction: be warned that + invalidism + was not inevitable
The 19th-century novel 'The Yellow Wallpaper' criticises the medical establishment's tendency to confine women to a life of invalidism.
十九世紀小說《黃色壁紙》批評醫學界傾向於把女性關在久病體弱的生活中。
collocation: a life of + invalidism
After her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, Lucía refused a future of invalidism, instead finding ways to adapt her daily routine.
Lucía 被診斷出多發性硬化症後，拒絕接受久病體弱的未來，反而設法調整自己的日常生活。
collocation: accept a future of + invalidism
In the early 1900s, many wealthy tuberculosis patients were sent to sanatoriums where invalidism became a way of life.
在二十世紀初期，許多富有的肺結核患者被送到療養院，在那裡久病生活成了一種常態。
For twenty years Haruto watched his grandmother live in a state of invalidism, cared for by family.
二十年來，Haruto 看著祖母在久病體弱的狀態下生活，由家人照料。
collocation: a state of + invalidism; passive: cared for by
- a life of invalidism
- a state of invalidism
- forced into invalidism
- retreat into invalidism
- chronic invalidism
- permanent invalidism
- invalidism became
- invalidism + patient
- chronic illness
neutral, modern term for a long-term medical condition
- ill health
broader, less formal; does not specifically imply total dependence on others
- infirmity
also somewhat formal, but focuses on physical weakness rather than a social role of being an invalid
- invalid state
even more dated and rarely used outside historical contexts
- vigour
physical strength and active health — the opposite of weakness and incapacity
- good health
general antonym; the normal state of being free from illness
文法句型
live in a state of + invalidism
a life of + invalidism
retreat into + invalidism
用法筆記
This term is old-fashioned and rarely used in modern medical or disability contexts. It carries a passive, disempowering connotation; contemporary alternatives include 'chronic illness,' 'long-term health condition,' or 'disability.' The word appears most often today in historical or literary discussions of 19th-century attitudes toward sickness.
常見錯誤
同根字
- invalid名詞C1
- invalid形容詞B2
- invalidity名詞C1
- invalidate動詞C1
- invalidation名詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- invalidism + patient
- invalidism + role
- invalidism + state
常用片語
- a life of invalidism
- a state of invalidism
介系詞搭配
- into invalidism
- from invalidism
- of invalidism
- to invalidism