Word · Frequency #24880
atrophy
萎缩；萎缩症
核心释义
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- 1.
因疾病、损伤或不用而导致的器官功能减退
A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
- 2.
萎缩,因疾病或废用导致的器官体积减小
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- 3.
衰弱,任何减弱或退化(尤指因缺乏使用所致)
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
因疾病、损伤或不用而导致的器官功能减退；萎缩,因疾病或废用导致的器官体积减小；衰弱,任何减弱或退化(尤指因缺乏使用所致)；萎缩；萎缩症；[医] 萎缩
用法In use
Extended bed rest can cause muscle atrophy if you don't do any exercise.
用法提示：atrophy 为名词，作 cause 的宾语，表示“萎缩”。
To prevent atrophy, try to keep your legs active every day.
用法提示：atrophy 为名词，作 prevent 的宾语，表示“萎缩”。
The doctor said that some atrophy of the shoulder muscles is normal after the injury.
用法提示：atrophy 为名词，在 that 从句中作主语，表示“萎缩”。
atrophy of [body part]
表示“某部位的萎缩”时，用介词引出具体部位。
The disease causes atrophy of the brain.
这种疾病会导致脑萎缩。
[body part] atrophy
在医学语境中，表部位的名词可直接放在该词前构成复合名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- muscle atrophy
- 肌肉萎缩
- Prolonged bed rest can lead to muscle atrophy in the legs.长期卧床可导致腿部肌肉萎缩。
- cerebral atrophy
- 脑萎缩
- Cerebral atrophy is often seen in advanced Alzheimer's disease.脑萎缩常见于晚期阿尔茨海默病。
- optic atrophy
- 视神经萎缩
- Optic atrophy can cause irreversible vision loss.视神经萎缩可导致不可逆的视力丧失。
- testicular atrophy
- 睾丸萎缩
- Testicular atrophy may result from hormonal therapy.激素治疗可能导致睾丸萎缩。
- vaginal atrophy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘用进废退’：肌肉长期不使用就会萎缩、变小，atrophy 正是此意。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学文献、临床报告 该词通常用于医学或生理学语境，正式程度较高；日常口语中更常说 shrink 或 waste away。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with /ˈætrəfi/. The final /fi/ sound is a genuine match across the -phy words (philosophy, geography, biography, photography), but their stress and preceding consonants differ, so they are near-rhymes, not true rhymes. Watch the lookalikes: trophy /ˈtroʊfi/ is close in spelling but has /oʊ/ and first-syllable stress; catastrophe /kəˈtæstrəfi/ has an extra /s/ and a different stress pattern.
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