unhealthiness

IPA/ʌnˈhelθinəs/
IPA/ʌnˈhelθinəs/

unhealthiness — 名詞

1. the condition of a person or animal whose body is weak or often sick rather than

1.名詞C1
釋義

體弱多病

身體虛弱、經常生病的狀態

the condition of a person or animal whose body is weak or often sick rather than strong and well

例句

The doctor blamed Kian's unhealthiness on years of skipping meals and sleep.

醫生把 Kian 的體弱多病歸咎於多年來不按時吃飯和睡覺。

the unhealthiness of [someone] for a weak body state

Renata's unhealthiness grew worse after months in a cold, damp basement flat.

在又冷又潮濕的地下室公寓住了幾個月後,Renata 的身體變得更差了。

同義詞
  • sickliness

    stresses being frequently ill and frail

  • frailty

    stresses physical weakness, often from age

反義詞

文法句型

the unhealthiness of [someone]

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and abstract; refers to the overall state of a body, not a single illness. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes a harmful thing rather than a sick person.

常見錯誤

She caught an unhealthiness last winter.
She caught an illness last winter.
💡unhealthiness is a general state, not a specific disease you can catch.

2. the quality in a food, habit, or situation that tends to damage someone's body o

2.名詞C1
釋義

有害健康

某事物會損害身心的性質

the quality in a food, habit, or situation that tends to damage someone's body or mind

例句

A new study warned parents about the unhealthiness of skipping breakfast every morning.

一項新研究提醒家長,每天不吃早餐有害健康。

the unhealthiness of [a habit]

Minho finally accepted the unhealthiness of working twelve-hour shifts without a break.

Minho 終於承認連續工作十二小時不休息對健康有害。

同義詞
  • harmfulness

    broader; any kind of damage, not only to health

  • toxicity

    stronger; suggests poison or serious harm

反義詞

文法句型

the unhealthiness of [something]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a thing or behaviour (food, smoking, a job, the air), not a person. This is the sense that takes 'the unhealthiness of + noun'; use sense 1 when describing a sick body.

常見錯誤

The cake was full of unhealthiness.
The cake was very unhealthy.
💡describe a single food with the adjective, not the abstract noun.