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have an ailment
She has a chronic ailment.
她患有慢性疾病。
疾病；小病；不适
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疾病；小病；不适
a disease or sickness, especially a minor or persistent one
She has a chronic ailment.
她患有慢性疾病。
使人不适的东西；疾病；病痛
Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
一种常常持续的身体疾病或病症；抱怨的原因
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Her grandmother suffered from a chronic ailment that required regular medication.
她的祖母患有一种慢性病，需要定期服药。
The doctor assured me that the ailment was nothing serious and would heal on its own.
医生向我保证这种小病不严重，会自己痊愈。
Many elderly people seek natural remedies for common ailments like joint pain.
许多老年人寻求自然疗法来治疗关节疼痛等常见病痛。
She has a chronic ailment.
她患有慢性疾病。
Many elderly people suffer from minor ailments.
许多老年人患有轻微疾病。
The doctor treated his ailment with antibiotics.
医生用抗生素治疗他的病痛。
Headaches are a common ailment.
头痛是一种常见疾病。
Not this
She was diagnosed with a serious ailment.
Use this
She was diagnosed with a serious disease.
Ailment 通常指轻微的小病，不用于严重疾病；而 disease 可用于严重疾病。
Not this
He has a lot of ailment.
Use this
He has a lot of ailments.
Ailment 是可数名词，表示多种病痛时要用复数形式 ailments。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
小病；轻微不适
Most minor ailments can be treated at home with rest and fluids.
大多数小病都可以在家休息和喝水来治疗。
常见疾病
Headaches are a common ailment among office workers.
头痛是办公室职员中的常见疾病。
慢性疾病；慢性病
She has managed her chronic ailment for years with medication.
她多年来一直靠药物控制自己的慢性病。
治疗疾病
Traditional remedies are often used to treat this ailment.
传统疗法常被用来治疗这种疾病。
患（某种）病；受疾病困扰
He suffers from a rare ailment that doctors cannot diagnose.
他患有一种医生无法诊断的罕见疾病。
身体疾病；生理不适
Stress can lead to physical ailments such as headaches.
压力会导致头痛等身体疾病。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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把 ail 联想成“哎哟”（不舒服），再加名词后缀 ment：让人哎哟喊痛的小病，多用慢性小毛病。
语域：neutral 常见场景：健康类文章、医患交流、日常谈论小病 该词属中性偏正式用语，通常用于描述不太严重的持续性身体不适，在健康报道和医疗场景中较常见，日常对话中也可使用；比illness略正式，比disease语气温和。
与 ailment /ˈeɪlmənt/ 真正押韵的是 entailment /ɪnˈteɪlmənt/ 和 curtailment /kərˈteɪlmənt/，因为它们重读元音后的 /eɪlmənt/ 相同。payment、statement、basement、element 虽然都以 -ment 结尾，但读音不像 ailment：它们缺少 /l/ 或重读元音不同，只适合比较拼写，不能当作押韵词。
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