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sufferer of [disease/condition]
常见搭配，表示患有某种疾病的人。
He is a sufferer of asthma.
他是一名哮喘患者。
患者
sufferers — plural of sufferer
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
患者
a person who suffers from an illness or condition
He is a sufferer of asthma.
他是一名哮喘患者。
受苦的人；受折磨的人
One who suffers; one who is afflicted.
患病的人
a person suffering from an illness
为原则而受苦的人
one who suffers for the sake of principle
The sufferer of the rare disease requires constant medical attention.
这种罕见疾病的患者需要持续的医疗护理。
Support groups help sufferers share their experiences and cope with chronic pain.
互助小组帮助患者分享经历并应对慢性疼痛。
As a long-time sufferer of migraines, she knows how to avoid triggers.
作为长期偏头痛患者，她知道如何避免诱发因素。
常见搭配，表示患有某种疾病的人。
He is a sufferer of asthma.
他是一名哮喘患者。
与of类似，但from更强调来源。
She is a sufferer from depression.
她是一名抑郁症患者。
复合名词形式，常用于疾病名称前。
Cancer sufferers need support.
癌症患者需要支持。
Not this
She is sufferer.
Use this
She is a sufferer.
中文名词前常省略冠词，但英语中可数名词单数前需要不定冠词"a"。
Not this
He is a sufferer of cancer.
Use this
He is a sufferer from cancer.
英语中表示疾病的受害者通常用介词"from"，而不是"of"，这是汉语"的"的误译。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
癌症患者
The new drug offers hope to cancer sufferers.
这种新药给癌症患者带来了希望。
哮喘患者
He is an asthma sufferer and carries an inhaler.
他是一名哮喘患者，随身携带吸入器。
艾滋病患者
Many AIDS sufferers in the region lack access to treatment.
该地区的许多艾滋病患者无法获得治疗。
慢性疼痛患者
She has been a chronic pain sufferer for years.
她多年来一直患有慢性疼痛。
抑郁症患者
Support groups can help depression sufferers.
支持小组可以帮助抑郁症患者。
背痛患者
Yoga is beneficial for back pain sufferers.
瑜伽对背痛患者有益。
同病相怜者
She found comfort in talking to a fellow sufferer of the same disease.
她通过与同病患者交谈找到了安慰。
慢性病患者
As a chronic sufferer of back pain, he has tried many treatments.
作为慢性背痛患者，他尝试了许多治疗方法。
默默承受者
He was a silent sufferer, never complaining about his condition.
他是一个默默承受者，从不抱怨自己的状况。
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记住：suffer（受苦）加上 -er 就是‘受苦的人’，即 sufferer（患者/受难者）。
register: neutral; contexts: medical/health, disaster/accident, legal/rights; note_zh: 该词语域中性，多用于正式报道或医学、法律场景，日常对话中也较常见。
All listed words share the spelling suffix '-er' and are pronounced with a final /ər/, but none rhyme with 'sufferer' (/sʌfɝɝ/) because the stressed vowels and preceding consonants differ. For example, 'runner' has /ʌ/ but the following /n/ and syllable structure are different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.