| 单词 | ailment |
| 释义 | ailment (once / 1438 pages) n If you've got a rash or a persistent cough, you can call that an ailment. Some other common ailments are allergies or chronic headaches. They can be a real pain. Literally. The word ailment comes from the Old English eglan meaning "to trouble, plague, afflict," and the suffix -ment from the Latin mentum, which when added to the end of word describing an action turns that word into the result of that action. So the result of something that troubles, plagues or afflicts you is an ailment — a pain or discomfort that just doesn't seem to go away. WORD FAMILYailment: ailments+/ail: ailed, ailing, ailment, ails USAGE EXAMPLESSpurning the American tendency to treat every ailment with medication, he instead explored the body’s ability to heal itself. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) For the Jets, wide receiver Brandon Marshall is inactive after being questionable with hip and shoulder ailments. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) He died of cancer and other ailments, his daughter said. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) n an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining Syn|Hypo|Hyper complaint, ill pip a minor nonspecific ailment kinetosis, motion sicknessthe state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle air sickness, airsicknessmotion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence) car sicknessmotion sickness experienced while traveling in a car mal de mer, naupathia, seasicknessmotion sickness experienced while traveling on water disorder, upset a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning |
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