Word · Frequency #9378
diabetic
糖尿病患者
a person who has diabetes
- 1.
A person with diabetes, usually diabetes mellitus.
糖尿病患者,通常指糖尿病患者
糖尿病患者,通常指糖尿病患者
In use
My grandfather is diabetic and needs to monitor his blood sugar levels carefully.
The hospital has a special support group for diabetics to share their experiences.
She was diagnosed as diabetic at a young age and has learned to manage it well.
diabetic + noun (diabetic patient/coma/diet)
形容词用法，修饰名词，表示与糖尿病相关的。
The diabetic patient needs to monitor her blood sugar levels regularly.
这位糖尿病患者需要定期监测血糖水平。
a diabetic (used as noun)
名词用法，指糖尿病患者。
He is a diabetic and must avoid sugary foods.
他是个糖尿病患者，必须避免含糖食物。
Common mistakes
He is a diabetes patient.He is a diabetic patient.
“diabetes”是病名，作定语应使用形容词“diabetic”。
There are many diabetic in the hospital.There are many diabetics in the hospital.
“diabetic”作名词时是可数名词，复数须加-s。
Connections
Collocations
- diabetic patient
- 糖尿病患者
- The diabetic patient needs to monitor his blood sugar levels regularly.这位糖尿病患者需要定期监测血糖水平。
- diabetic diet
- 糖尿病饮食
- She follows a strict diabetic diet to control her condition.她严格遵守糖尿病饮食来控制病情。
- diabetic complications
- 糖尿病并发症
- Untreated diabetes can lead to serious diabetic complications.未经治疗的糖尿病可能导致严重的糖尿病并发症。
- type 1 diabetic
- 1型糖尿病患者
- As a type 1 diabetic, he requires daily insulin injections.作为1型糖尿病患者，他每天需要注射胰岛素。
- diabetic retinopathy
- 糖尿病视网膜病变
- Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness in adults.糖尿病视网膜病变是成人失明的主要原因之一。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
diabetic中有'bet'，提醒糖尿病患者要'赌'在血糖控制上。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical settings、clinical discussions、everyday conversation 该词既可作名词（指糖尿病患者）也可作形容词（描述与糖尿病相关的事物）。在医疗和临床场合较为正式，日常对话中也比较常见，但需根据词性选择适当语境。
Grammar Note
作形容词时常用定语；作名词时指患者，可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-etic' but their stressed vowels differ: 'diabetic' has /eɪ/ while most here have /ɛ/ or /aɪ/. So they do not rhyme perfectly.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.