affliction
affliction — 名詞
- afflictionsingular
- afflictionsplural
1. something that causes physical or emotional suffering, such as a disease, a pers
苦因；病痛
造成痛苦的事物或疾病
something that causes physical or emotional suffering, such as a disease, a personal problem, or a difficult situation
For many older people, arthritis is a common affliction that makes everyday tasks painful.
對許多老年人來說，關節炎是一種常見的苦因，讓日常活動變得困難。
collocation: common affliction
Mira saw her brother's gambling addiction as an affliction that had taken over his life.
Mira 將哥哥的賭癮視為一種摧毀他生活的苦因。
pattern: see [something] as an affliction
The drought was an affliction that threatened the entire region's food supply.
乾旱是一種威脅整個地區糧食供應的苦因。
Kenji treats children whose main affliction is a severe allergy to peanuts.
Kenji 治療的兒童主要病痛是對花生的嚴重過敏。
Yael described her chronic back pain as the worst affliction she had ever experienced.
Yael 形容她的慢性背痛是她經歷過最嚴重的病痛。
- blessing
something that brings happiness or benefit
文法句型
an affliction + of + [body part / system]
用法筆記
This sense is countable and often appears with 'an' or 'the'. In everyday conversation, 'problem', 'condition', or 'illness' are more common than 'affliction', which carries a formal or literary tone.
常見錯誤
2. a condition in which someone experiences great physical or emotional pain, espec
痛苦；苦難
長期承受巨大痛苦的狀態
a condition in which someone experiences great physical or emotional pain, especially for a long period of time
The refugees lived in great affliction after losing their homes in the war.
這些難民在戰爭中失去家園後，活在巨大的痛苦之中。
uncountable: in great affliction
Femi spoke quietly about the affliction he had felt during his long illness.
Femi 輕聲訴說他在長期生病期間所感受到的痛苦。
The novel describes the affliction of a village struck by a mysterious disease.
這本小說描述了一個遭受神祕疾病侵襲的村莊的苦難。
In her diary, Marta wrote about the deep affliction that followed her father's death.
Marta 在日記中寫下了父親過世後她內心深處的痛苦。
Caio's poetry captures the affliction of a generation living through economic collapse.
Caio 的詩捕捉了一代人在經濟崩潰中生活的苦難。
文法句型
in + [adjective] + affliction
affliction + of + [noun]
用法筆記
This sense is usually uncountable ('in affliction', 'great affliction'), but a countable use is possible when referring to a specific instance ('the afflictions of war'). Most common in literary, historical, or formal writing.