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afflict

UK //əˈflɪkt//US //əˈflɪkt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'afflictare'(意为折磨),由 'ad-'(向)和 'fligere'(打击)组成,14世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 使某人遭受痛苦或折磨,通常指身体或精神上的持续困扰,常用于描述疾病、灾难等带来的负面影响。

“Many people in the region are afflicted by poverty.”

(该地区的许多人饱受贫困之苦。)

“She was afflicted with a rare disease since childhood.”

(她从小就被一种罕见疾病折磨。)

同义词:torment, trouble, plague, beset, harass

常见短语

be afflicted with/by — 表示遭受某种痛苦或不幸的状态,强调被动承受的持续性困扰。

“The old man is afflicted with arthritis.”

(这位老人患有关节炎的折磨。)