hepatitis

hepatitis — 名詞

1. a medical condition in which the liver becomes swollen and damaged, most often f

1.名詞B2
釋義

肝炎

肝臟發炎的病，主要由病毒引起

a medical condition in which the liver becomes swollen and damaged, most often from a viral infection. The major forms (labeled A through C) are each spread through a different route, such as contaminated food or infected blood.

例句

After feeling tired for weeks, the patient was diagnosed with hepatitis A from contaminated food.

在連續幾週感到疲倦後，這名患者被診斷出因受汙染食物感染A型肝炎。

diagnosed with hepatitis [type]

Dr. Kemi noted that a vaccine given at birth can prevent hepatitis B.

Kemi醫生指出，出生時施打的疫苗就能預防B型肝炎。

hepatitis B + vaccine prevention

同義詞
  • liver inflammation

    broader term that describes the physical condition; hepatitis is the specific medical diagnosis

  • hepatic infection

    more technical, used mainly in clinical settings; hepatitis is the common name

用法筆記

The three main types — A, B, and C — are caused by different viruses and spread through distinct routes. Types B and C can become chronic if left untreated. The noun is typically uncountable (e.g., 'hepatitis is common'), but it is countable when referring to specific types or outbreaks (e.g., 'three hepatitis outbreaks were reported').

常見錯誤

❌He was diagnosed with hepatitis virus.
✅He was diagnosed with hepatitis.
💡hepatitis is the name of the disease, not the virus itself; the virus is called 'the hepatitis virus'.
❌She caught hepatitis because she ate dirty food.
✅She contracted hepatitis A from contaminated food.
💡'contract' is the standard medical verb for picking up a disease; 'catch' is informal and 'dirty food' is vague.