Word · Frequency #15892
Fully loadeddeafnesses
耳聋；聋
deafnesses is the plural of deafness.
核心释义
partial or complete loss of hearing
- 1.
耳聋；听力缺失或丧失。
The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
- 2.
对某一问题或议题缺乏了解或拒绝承认。
Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.
耳聋；听力缺失或丧失。；对某一问题或议题缺乏了解或拒绝承认。；聋；不听；[医] 聋[症]
用法In use
His deafness made it difficult for him to hear the doorbell.
用法提示：用名词 deafness 表示听力丧失这一状态。
Modern hearing aids can help people cope with deafness.
用法提示：deafness 作不可数名词，指听力丧失。
She studied medicine to find ways to prevent deafness.
用法提示：deafness 作为抽象名词，指耳聋这种状况。
suffer from deafness
suffer from 后接疾病或症状；此结构中 deafness 多作不可数名词。
Many older people suffer from some degree of deafness.
许多老年人患有某种程度的耳聋。
deafness in [one ear/both ears]
用 in 短语指出耳聋发生的具体部位，如 left ear、right ear。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- partial deafness
- 部分耳聋
- He wears a hearing aid because of partial deafness.由于部分耳聋，他戴着助听器。
- total deafness
- 完全失聪
- The accident left her with total deafness.那场事故使她完全失聪。
- congenital deafness
- 先天性耳聋
- Congenital deafness can often be detected in early childhood.先天性耳聋往往在幼儿期就能被检测出来。
- sensorineural deafness
- 感音神经性耳聋
- Sensorineural deafness results from damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve.感音神经性耳聋由内耳或听神经损伤引起。
- suffer from deafness
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 deafness 拆成 deaf（聋的）+ ness（名词后缀），联想聋人用手语交流，deafness 就是听不见声音的状态。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医疗诊断、健康科普、正式讨论 deafness 是中性且偏正式的通用词，多用于医疗、健康科普或正式讨论中表示“耳聋；失聪”。日常口语里更常说 hearing loss 或直接用 deaf，但指这种状态本身时，deafness 是比较常见于书面和正式场合的说法。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见完全同韵词。注意拼写易混词：deftness（/ˈdɛftnəs/）和 deadness（/ˈdɛdnəs/）形似 deafness，但分别有 /t/ 和 /d/，不押韵；deaf 和 deafen 只共享开头的 /dɛf/；freshness 和 sadness 仅与 deafness 共享 -ness 后缀，元音或辅音不同。
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