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aphasia

UK //əˈfeɪziə//US //əˈfeɪʒə//

词源

源自希腊语 'aphasia',意为 '无法说话'(a- '无' + phasis '说话')。

noun

❶ 失语症,指因脑部损伤导致的语言能力丧失或受损,患者可能无法理解或表达语言。

“After the stroke, he developed aphasia and struggled to form complete sentences.”

(中风后,他患上了失语症,难以组织完整的句子。)

“Speech therapy can help people with aphasia regain some language skills.”

(语言治疗可以帮助失语症患者恢复部分语言能力。)

同义词:language disorder, speech impairment, dysphasia

常见短语

global aphasia — 完全性失语症,指患者几乎完全丧失理解和表达语言的能力。

“Patients with global aphasia may only produce a few recognizable words.”

(完全性失语症患者可能只能说出少量可识别的词语。)

Wernicke's aphasia — 韦尼克失语症,表现为语言流畅但内容无意义,且理解能力受损。

“People with Wernicke's aphasia often speak in long, nonsensical sentences.”

(韦尼克失语症患者常说出冗长而无意义的句子。)