Word · Frequency #11277
ailments
疾病；小病；不适
ailments is the plural of ailment.
a disease or sickness, especially a minor or persistent one
- 1.
Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
使人不适的东西；疾病；病痛
- 2.
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
一种常常持续的身体疾病或病症；抱怨的原因
使人不适的东西；疾病；病痛；一种常常持续的身体疾病或病症；抱怨的原因；病痛；疾病；[医] 疾病
In use
Her grandmother suffered from a chronic ailment that required regular medication.
The doctor assured me that the ailment was nothing serious and would heal on its own.
Many elderly people seek natural remedies for common ailments like joint pain.
have an ailment
She has a chronic ailment.
她患有慢性疾病。
suffer from an ailment
Many elderly people suffer from minor ailments.
许多老年人患有轻微疾病。
treat an ailment
Connections
Collocations
- minor ailment
- 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。
- common ailment
- 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。
- chronic ailment
- 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。
- treat an ailment
- 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。
- suffer from an ailment
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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