如题所述
illness:(1)疾病.(可数)
(2)患病期(既有可数也有不可数)
此时与disease用法相同但表示的意义不同:
eg1:(不可数)
Insects can cause disease.
昆虫会引起疾病.
eg2:(可数)
an infectious disease
传染病
a rare plant disease
罕见的植物病
(注:比较disease和illness
disease是指由某一具体病因引起的特定的病症,病情通常较重,而且持续时间长.
illness是表示身体不适的一般用词,病情不一定严重.)
(2)患病期(既有可数也有不可数)
此时与disease用法相同但表示的意义不同:
eg1:(不可数)
Insects can cause disease.
昆虫会引起疾病.
eg2:(可数)
an infectious disease
传染病
a rare plant disease
罕见的植物病
(注:比较disease和illness
disease是指由某一具体病因引起的特定的病症,病情通常较重,而且持续时间长.
illness是表示身体不适的一般用词,病情不一定严重.)
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第1个回答 2008-03-01
1.一般为不可数名词,即表示“生病的状态”或“生病的期间”。
2.表示“某种疾病”的时候为可数名词。
如:It could be one of several illnesses going around at present.(这可能是目前的几种流行病之一。)
但这种用法比较少,经常表示的是第1种。
2.表示“某种疾病”的时候为可数名词。
如:It could be one of several illnesses going around at present.(这可能是目前的几种流行病之一。)
但这种用法比较少,经常表示的是第1种。
第2个回答 2008-03-01
不可数名词,那来的可数意义呢。
His illness diminished his health.
疾病侵蚀了他的健康。
There was no illness in the village this winter.
今年冬天这村里没什么疾病。
Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.
长期的患病使她的体力渐渐衰竭。
Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.
过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。
We've had a lot of illness in the family.
我们家的人患过很多病.
He will pull through his illness soon.
他很快就会恢复健康的。
He came to the meeting despite his illness.
尽管生病,他还是来参加会议。
Worry and illness had made him prematurely old.
他心事重重、 疾病缠身, 落得个未老先衰.
His illness diminished his health.
疾病侵蚀了他的健康。
There was no illness in the village this winter.
今年冬天这村里没什么疾病。
Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.
长期的患病使她的体力渐渐衰竭。
Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.
过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。
We've had a lot of illness in the family.
我们家的人患过很多病.
He will pull through his illness soon.
他很快就会恢复健康的。
He came to the meeting despite his illness.
尽管生病,他还是来参加会议。
Worry and illness had made him prematurely old.
他心事重重、 疾病缠身, 落得个未老先衰.
第3个回答 2008-03-01
疾病的名词形式,不可数.