Word · Frequency #15667
epilepsy
癫痫；羊痫疯
核心释义
“羊痫疯”为口语说法，医学上多用“癫痫”。
a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
- 1.
一种导致患者出现癫痫发作和意识丧失的医学状况。
A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
- 2.
以意识丧失和抽搐为特征的中枢神经系统疾病
a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
一种导致患者出现癫痫发作和意识丧失的医学状况。；以意识丧失和抽搐为特征的中枢神经系统疾病；癫痫症；[医] 癫痫(羊痫疯)
用法In use
She has had epilepsy since childhood and takes medication every day.
用法提示：epilepsy 在此作不可数名词，表示癫痫这种疾病。
Epilepsy can sometimes be controlled with the right treatment, but it affects people differently.
用法提示：epilepsy 作主语，为名词，指癫痫病。
His brother was diagnosed with epilepsy after experiencing a sudden seizure.
用法提示：epilepsy 作介词 with 的宾语，是名词，表示癫痫症。
have epilepsy
have 是最常用的动词搭配，表示患有癫痫。
She has had epilepsy since she was a child.
她从小就有癫痫。
suffer from epilepsy
suffer from 语气较正式，常用于书面语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have epilepsy
- 患有癫痫
- She has had epilepsy since she was a child.她从小患有癫痫。
- be diagnosed with epilepsy
- 被诊断患有癫痫
- He was diagnosed with epilepsy last year.他去年被诊断患有癫痫。
- temporal lobe epilepsy
- 颞叶癫痫
- Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of focal epilepsy.颞叶癫痫是最常见的局灶性癫痫类型。
- drug-resistant epilepsy
- 药物难治性癫痫
- About one-third of patients have drug-resistant epilepsy.大约三分之一的患者患有药物难治性癫痫。
- epilepsy surgery
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：癫痫发作时像被无形的手猛地“扑”倒，epilepsy 里的 p 谐音“扑”，记住这个画面。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical consultations、health education、news reports epilepsy 是标准医学名词，语体中性；通常用于医疗问诊、健康科普和新闻报道等场合，日常谈论病情时也比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式 epilepsies 仅用于指不同类型的癫痫。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 epilepsy 押韵的词是 narcolepsy 和 catalepsy，它们都以 /lɛpsi/ 发音。注意拼写相似的 apoplexy 读作 /ˈæpəˌplɛksi/，末尾是 /ksi/ 而非 /si/；biopsy 和 ecstasy 虽以 /si/ 结尾，但重读元音不同，不押韵。
用法优先级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。
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