ailment

'eilmәnt

托福GRE Collins 1

n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

n. 病痛, 疾病
[医] 疾病

Collins 星级

11,277

BNC 频率

8,723

使用频率

ailment 由词根 ail（痛苦、疾病）和后缀 -ment（名词后缀，表示状态或过程）组成，整体意思为“痛苦的状态或过程”，即“疾病”。

例句

1. She visited the doctor to discuss her minor ailment.

她去看医生讨论她的小病。

2. Many people suffer from common ailments like headaches and colds.

许多人患有像头痛和感冒这样常见的疾病。

3. Regular exercise can help prevent many health ailments.

定期锻炼可以帮助预防许多健康问题。