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diseased

UK //dɪˈziːzd//US //dɪˈziːzd//

词源

源自中古英语 'disese'(疾病)+ 后缀 '-ed',原意为'处于疾病状态的'。

adjective

❶ 指生物体因患病而状态异常,通常表现为组织或器官的病变或功能受损。可用于人、动物或植物。

“The veterinarian removed the diseased tissue from the dog's leg.”

(兽医切除了狗腿上病变的组织。)

“Farmers burned the diseased crops to prevent the infection from spreading.”

(农民烧毁了患病的庄稼以防止感染蔓延。)

同义词:infected, afflicted, unhealthy

常见短语

diseased mind — 形容心理或精神状态异常,可能指严重的精神疾病或扭曲的思维方式。

“The criminal's actions were clearly driven by a diseased mind.”

(这名罪犯的行为明显受到病态心理的驱使。)