詞彙精選：illness的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
疾病，病
例句：
Illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army.
疾病是取消參軍入伍資格的一個原因。
例句：
She returned to her family home to recover from an illness.
她回家養病來了。
二、詞義辨析：
illness,sickness,disease,complaint
這些名詞均有“疾病”之意。illness不具體指，而是泛指一切疾病，強調生病的時間或狀語，語體較sickness正式一些。sickness較口語化，可與illness換用，但還可表示“噁心”。disease指具體的疾病，且通常較嚴重，發病時間也較長。complaint現代英語中，既可指症狀，也可指疾病。
三、相關短語：
mental illness
精神病
四、參考例句：
Illness blighted his plan.
疾病使他的計劃落空。
I was disadvantaged by illness
我因病而處於不利地位。
The lingering illness crumpled him.
長年生病把他的身體弄垮了。
The illness congested his lungs.
疾病使他肺部充血。
His illness finally got him.
他的病終於把他搞垮了。
Illness prevented him from coming.
他因病不能前來。
His illness is owing to excessive work.
他由於過度工作而病了。
His illness has impaired his efficiency.
生病降低了他的效率。
He weakened as the illness grew worse.
由於病的加重，他變得虛弱了。
She bore her illness with great fortitude.
她以堅韌不拔的精神忍受着病痛。
