undernourishment
undernourishment — 名詞
1. the state of being unhealthy or not developing properly because the body does no
營養不良
因長期食物不足造成的健康不良
the state of being unhealthy or not developing properly because the body does not receive enough food or the right kind of food to grow and stay strong.
The charity doctor treated many children suffering from severe undernourishment.
這家慈善醫院的醫生為許多患有嚴重營養不良的兒童進行治療。
collocation: severe undernourishment
After months of drought, the farming villages showed clear signs of undernourishment.
歷經數月乾旱之後，這些農村聚落出現明顯的營養不良跡象。
Paloma worked at a clinic that studied the long-term effects of undernourishment on young children.
Paloma 在一間診所工作，該診所研究營養不良對幼兒的長期影響。
The report warned that undernourishment among older adults often goes unnoticed by doctors.
這份報告警告說，年長者當中的營養不良問題經常被醫師忽略。
Without proper nutrition programmes, undernourishment can permanently damage a child's growth.
如果沒有適當的營養計畫，營養不良可能對兒童的生長造成永久性傷害。
- malnutrition
broader term — includes both undernourishment and overnutrition or imbalanced nutrition
- starvation
more extreme and often implies near-total lack of food for a prolonged period
- food deprivation
focuses on the lack of access to food rather than the resulting health condition
- nourishment
the positive state of receiving adequate food and nutrients
- good nutrition
the state of being well fed with the right balance of foods
文法句型
noun (uncountable)
用法筆記
Often used in public health or medical contexts. Frequently modified by adjectives such as chronic, severe, or widespread.