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a malady of sth
用于比喻社会或系统的弊病。
The country is suffering from a malady of corruption.
该国正遭受腐败弊病的困扰。
疾病；病症；痼疾
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疾病；病症；痼疾
a disease or ailment of the body, especially a lingering or deep-seated disorder
The country is suffering from a malady of corruption.
该国正遭受腐败弊病的困扰。
疾病；尤指慢性或顽固的失调。
Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
不健康或绝望的状况；弊病
any unwholesome or desperate condition
道德或精神上的缺陷或障碍。
A moral or mental defect or disorder.
疾病；生理功能受损
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
The doctor diagnosed the malady as a common cold.
医生诊断此病为普通感冒。
AI contextual example
Social media addiction is considered a modern malady.
社交媒体成瘾被认为是一种现代弊病。
AI contextual example
The country's economic maladies have persisted for years.
该国的经济弊病持续了多年。
AI contextual example
what maladies afflict our nation?
什么弊病折磨着我们的国家?
WordNet
用于比喻社会或系统的弊病。
The country is suffering from a malady of corruption.
该国正遭受腐败弊病的困扰。
指患病，多用于较正式或文学语境。
She has been suffering from a mysterious malady for years.
她多年来一直受一种神秘疾病的折磨。
强调治疗或根除疾病或弊病。
The new treatment aims to cure this rare malady.
这种新疗法旨在治愈这种罕见疾病。
Not this
He has malady.
Use this
He has a malady.
malady为可数名词，前面需要加冠词a/an或定冠词the。
Not this
Various maladys affect the population.
Use this
Various maladies affect the population.
malady的复数形式是maladies，而不是maladys。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
慢性疾病；顽疾
The old man has lived with a chronic malady for twenty years.
这位老人患慢性疾病已有二十年。
神秘的疾病；难以诊断的怪病
The village was struck by a mysterious malady no one could explain.
这个村庄遭到了一种无人能解释的神秘疾病侵袭。
社会弊病；社会痼疾
The novel explores poverty as a social malady of the nineteenth century.
这部小说探讨了贫困这一十九世纪的社会弊病。
不治之症
The doctor told her that the incurable malady would progress slowly.
医生告诉她，这种不治之症会缓慢恶化。
精神疾病；心理疾病
In the nineteenth century, mental maladies were often misunderstood.
在十九世纪，精神疾病常常被误解。
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联想记忆：mal- 常见于 malfunction、malnutrition，都带“坏、病”之意；malady 即“疾病、弊病”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、医学文献、文学描述 malady 是比较正式甚至带文学色彩的词，多用于书面语或较严肃的描写，日常口语中较少见。它既可以指身体疾病，也可指社会弊病或精神、道德上的缺陷。
通常用于正式或文学语境，指疾病或社会弊病。
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