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源自中古英语 maladie,借自古法语 maladie(疾病),最终来自拉丁语 male habitus(状态不佳),由male(坏)和habitus(状态)组成。
❶ 指身体或精神上的疾病或不适,通常用于描述较为严重或长期的健康问题。
“The old man suffered from a mysterious malady that doctors couldn't diagnose.”
(老人患有一种医生无法诊断的神秘疾病。)
“Her chronic malady prevented her from working full-time.”
(她的慢性疾病使她无法全职工作。)
❶ 比喻社会或系统中存在的严重问题或弊病,带有负面含义。
“Corruption is a malady that plagues many governments.”
(腐败是困扰许多政府的弊病。)
“The economist spoke about the malady of income inequality.”
(经济学家谈到了收入不平等这一社会问题。)
social malady — 指社会中普遍存在的严重问题或病态现象,通常需要集体努力来解决。
“Homelessness has become a growing social malady in many cities.”
(无家可归已成为许多城市日益严重的社会问题。)
incurable malady — 指目前医学无法治愈的疾病,强调其顽固性和严重性。
“In the 19th century, tuberculosis was often an incurable malady.”
(在19世纪,肺结核常常是一种无法治愈的疾病。)