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bedridden

UK //ˈbedˌrɪd.ən//US //ˈbedˌrɪd.ən//

词源

源自中古英语 'bedreden',由 bed(床)和 ridden(过去分词,表状态)组合,字面意为'被床困住'。

adjective

❶ 指因疾病、年老或受伤而长期卧床不起的状态,无法正常活动或自理。

“After the accident, she was bedridden for three months.”

(事故发生后,她卧床不起长达三个月。)

“The elderly man became bedridden due to severe arthritis.”

(这位老人因严重关节炎而长期卧床。)

同义词:confined to bed, immobile, incapacitated

常见短语

bedridden patient — 特指因健康原因需要长期卧床治疗的病人,常见于医疗场景描述。

“The hospital has special equipment for bedridden patients.”

(医院为卧床病人配备了特殊设备。)