health

health — noun

1. the state of a person's physical body and mind, especially whether they are well

1.名詞A1
釋義

the state of a person's physical body and mind, especially whether they are well, ill, or injured

例句

Tomás visits the doctor each year to check his health.

Eating fruit and vegetables is good for your health.

collocation: good for your health

同義詞
  • wellbeing

    broader term that includes happiness and life satisfaction, not just physical condition

  • fitness

    focuses on physical strength and the ability to exercise, rather than general condition

反義詞
  • illness

    the state of being sick, the opposite of good health

常見錯誤

❌I need to improve my healths.
✅I need to improve my health.
💡health is uncountable and has no plural form.

2. the system of medical services, treatments, and public programs that exist to ke

2.名詞B1
釋義

the system of medical services, treatments, and public programs that exist to keep people healthy and treat illness

例句

The government spends a lot of money on health each year.

Beatrix works in the health field as a nurse in a big hospital.

health field meaning the medical profession

同義詞
  • healthcare

    more specific term for the medical services themselves, commonly written as one word

  • medicine

    broader field that includes study, research, and practice of treating illness

用法筆記

This sense is almost always used in compound nouns such as health care, health service, health system, or health worker. It refers to the industry or sector, not a person's condition.

常見錯誤

❌I went to the health to see a doctor.
✅I went to the hospital to see a doctor.
💡health as 'medical services' is not a place you visit; it describes the field or system.

3. how well a business, economy, or other changing system is performing

3.名詞B2
釋義

how well a business, economy, or other changing system is performing

例句

The health of the company depends on how many products it sells.

Farmers worry about the health of their crops after heavy rain.

collocation: health of [system / organisation]

同義詞
  • condition

    more general term; health adds a sense of normal functioning vs. decline

  • state

    neutral term without the implication of good or bad performance

  • wellbeing

    used metaphorically for organisations, especially in business writing

用法筆記

Used with of + noun phrase. The subject is typically an abstract system or organisation — economy, company, project, environment, democracy. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 is about a person; sense 3 is about a non-living system.