Word · Frequency #7986
invalids
病弱者；伤残者
invalids is the plural of invalid.
核心释义
a person who is weakened or disabled by a long-term illness or injury
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因慢性疾病或伤害而丧失能力的人
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
因慢性疾病或伤害而丧失能力的人；病人；残废者
用法In use
After the accident, he became an invalid and needed help with everyday tasks.
用法提示：invalid 是名词，作 became 的表语，指因伤致残、丧失能力的人。
The invalid's room was kept quiet and warm to help her recover.
用法提示：invalid 是名词，所有格形式，指那位病弱者。
Some invalids can still live independently with the right equipment.
用法提示：invalid 的复数形式 invalids 作主语，泛指伤残者。
an invalid
invalid 作名词时是可数名词，单数前要用 a/an；表示“因病或伤而丧失能力的人”，重音在第一音节 /ˈɪnvələd/。
She spent the afternoon reading to an invalid in the next bed.
她下午给邻床的一位病弱者读书。
be / become an invalid
作系动词后的名词性表语，说明某人变成或处于“病弱、伤残”的状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chronic invalid
- 长期病弱者
- After the surgery, he became a chronic invalid.手术后，他变成了长期病弱者。
- bedridden invalid
- 卧床不起的病弱者
- The bedridden invalid needed round-the-clock care.这位卧床不起的病弱者需要全天候护理。
- invalid care
- 病弱者护理
- She dedicated her career to invalid care.她将自己的职业生涯奉献给病弱者护理。
- invalid pension
- 伤残抚恤金
- He applied for an invalid pension after his injury.他受伤后申请了伤残抚恤金。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象in-valid：因病无法'有效'(valid)活动的人，即病弱者。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical records、historical texts 通常用于正式医学或历史语境，现代日常用语中可能显得过时或带有负面色彩，更常见的说法是“病弱者”或“残疾人”。
语法说明Grammar Note
用作可数名词，指因病或伤残而虚弱的人。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-id' spelling ending, but none rhyme with the noun 'invalid' (/ɪnvələd/). The noun has first-syllable stress and a schwa in the final syllable, while these comparison words have a clear /ɪd/ ending and stress on the preceding syllable.
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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