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epileptic + noun
作定语时放在名词前，直接修饰名词。
She had an epileptic seizure.
她癫痫发作。
癫痫的；癫痫性的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
癫痫的；癫痫性的
relating to or characteristic of epilepsy
She had an epileptic seizure.
她癫痫发作。
癫痫的
Of or relating to epilepsy.
癫痫患者的
Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).
The epileptic child needs special care at school.
这个癫痫的孩子在学校需要特殊照顾。
Her father was epileptic and always carried a card with emergency contacts.
她的父亲患有癫痫，总是随身携带一张写有紧急联系人的卡片。
Sam is an epileptic, but his condition is well controlled with medication.
山姆是一名癫痫患者，但他的病情通过药物控制得很好。
作定语时放在名词前，直接修饰名词。
She had an epileptic seizure.
她癫痫发作。
作表语时描述主语患有癫痫，常用 be + epileptic。
His father was epileptic.
他父亲患有癫痫。
作名词时指癫痫患者，为可数名词，有单复数变化。
The clinic treats every epileptic with care.
这家诊所用心治疗每一位癫痫患者。
复数形式为 epileptics，表示多名癫痫患者。
Many epileptics lead normal lives.
许多癫痫患者过着正常的生活。
Not this
He epileptic.
Use this
He is epileptic.
汉语“他癫痫”可以没有系动词，但英语中 epileptic 是形容词，作表语时必须与 be 动词连用，所以要在主语后加 is。
Not this
She is epileptic patient.
Use this
She is an epileptic patient.
patient 是可数名词单数，前面需要冠词 an；汉语没有冠词，容易遗漏。
Not this
They are epileptics patients.
Use this
They are epileptic patients.
epileptics 是名词“癫痫患者”的复数，不能放在 patient 前作定语；修饰名词要用形容词 epileptic。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
癫痫发作
She had an epileptic seizure on the train.
她在火车上癫痫发作了。
癫痫患者
The clinic offers support for epileptic patients.
这家诊所为癫痫患者提供支持。
癫痫性疾病
Some epileptic disorders begin in childhood.
有些癫痫性疾病始于童年。
已知的癫痫患者
As a known epileptic, he must avoid driving alone.
作为已知的癫痫患者，他必须避免独自驾驶。
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把 epileptic 拆成 e+pile+ptic：pile 是'一堆'，tic 是'抽搐'——一堆抽搐，正是癫痫发作的样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical writing、clinical discussions、news reporting、everyday speech 作形容词时通常为中性，多用于医学和新闻类文本；作名词时指癫痫患者，风格大致中性，但现代英语中也可用 person with epilepsy 指称。
它们与 epileptic 押韵（重读元音及后续音均为 /ɛptɪk/），拼写也以 -eptic 结尾。注意 electric 形似但读音为 /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/，结尾是 /ktrɪk/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.