tonsilitis

IPA/ˌtɒn.sɪˈlaɪ.təs/
IPA/ˌtɑːn.sɪˈlaɪ.t̬əs/

tonsilitis — 名詞

1. an illness in which the tonsils become swollen and sore, often making swallowing

1.名詞C1
釋義

扁桃腺炎

扁桃腺發炎感染

an illness in which the tonsils become swollen and sore, often making swallowing painful

例句

The doctor said Paloma had tonsilitis after checking her swollen throat.

醫生檢查 Paloma 腫脹的喉嚨後,說她得了扁桃腺炎。

have tonsilitis after an examination

Niran missed school for three days because tonsilitis made swallowing painful.

Niran 因為扁桃腺炎讓吞嚥變得疼痛,請了三天病假。

tonsilitis causing painful swallowing

同義詞
  • tonsil infection

    a plain-language phrase for the same medical problem

  • strep throat

    only one possible cause; not every case of tonsilitis is strep throat

文法句型

have tonsilitis

get tonsilitis

recover from tonsilitis

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and often used after verbs like have, get, and recover from. In everyday talk, people may say sore throat unless a doctor has identified the infection in the tonsils.

常見錯誤

My brother has a tonsilitis.
My brother has tonsilitis.
💡The illness name is usually uncountable, so do not use a.