Word · Frequency #25022
leprosy
麻风病
核心释义
旧时也写作麻疯病。
A chronic infectious disease found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, characterized by inflamed nodules under the skin and wasting of body parts, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae.
- 1.
由麻风分枝杆菌引起的传染病,逐渐造成神经损伤和皮肤坏死斑块,历史上通过永久隔离患者来处理。
An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
- 2.
发生在热带和亚热带地区的慢性肉芽肿传染病;特征是皮下结节发炎和身体部位萎缩;由麻风分枝杆菌引起
chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
- 3.
任何被视为同样永久、有害且具传染性的事物,尤指应通过回避或隔离受害者来处理的事物。
Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.
由麻风分枝杆菌引起的传染病,逐渐造成神经损伤和皮肤坏死斑块,历史上通过永久隔离患者来处理。;发生在热带和亚热带地区的慢性肉芽肿传染病;特征是皮下结节发炎和身体部位萎缩;由麻风分枝杆菌引起;任何被视为同样永久、有害且具传染性的事物,尤指应通过回避或隔离受害者来处理的事物。;麻疯病;腐败;[医] 麻风
用法In use
The doctor explained that leprosy is now treatable with modern medicine.
用法提示:此处 leprosy 作为不可数名词,指麻风病这一疾病。
Many countries have worked for years to eliminate leprosy from their communities.
用法提示:leprosy 在句中作宾语,表示麻风病。
The history book described how leprosy was once feared around the world.
用法提示:此处 leprosy 是主语,指麻风病这种疾病。
Leprosy is a [adjective] disease
此句型用于下定义;leprosy 通常作不可数名词,前面不加 a/an。
Leprosy is a chronic communicable disease.
麻风病是一种慢性传染病。
contract leprosy
contract 是及物动词,直接接疾病名,语气较正式,强调染上疾病。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- leprosy treatment
- 麻风病治疗
- Effective leprosy treatment requires a multi-drug regimen.有效的麻风病治疗需要多种药物联合方案。
- suffer from leprosy
- 患麻风病
- Many people used to suffer from leprosy in isolation.过去许多人患麻风病,只能与世隔绝地生活。
- contract leprosy
- 感染麻风病
- It is not easy to contract leprosy through casual contact.通过偶然接触感染麻风病并不容易。
- leprosy patients
- 麻风病患者
- The hospital has a special ward for leprosy patients.这家医院设有专门收治麻风病患者的病房。
- leprosy outbreak
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
leprosy 含 lepro,联想麻风杆菌学名 lepra,记住它就是麻风病。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:医学文献、正式文本 这是一个医学专业术语,通常用于正式或专业的语境,多出现在医学书籍、论文或健康报道中,日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common full rhyme matches leprosy /ˈlɛprəsi/. The closest in sound are heresy /ˈhɛrəsi/ and jealousy /ˈdʒɛləsi/, which share its stressed /ɛ/ and final /əsi/; ecstasy /ˈɛkstəsi/ also begins with /ɛ/. Hypocrisy /hɪˈpɑːkrəsi/ has a similar /rəsi/ ending but a different stress and stressed vowel. Courtesy /ˈkɜːrtəsi/ and fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ are spelling lookalikes whose vowel sounds differ (/ɜːr/ and /æ/).
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