disease的可數(shù)性與用法
disease的可數(shù)性與用法
disease的用法與可數(shù)性
1. 用于身體部分連用,表示相應(yīng)的病,通常不可數(shù)。如:
Some alcoholics develop liver disease. 有些酗酒者會得肝病。
Smoking is the prime cause of lung disease. 抽煙是得肺病的主要原因。
Tension is a major cause of heart disease. 精神緊張是引起心臟病的主要原因。
但有時也可連用不定冠詞。如:
She has caught a lung disease. 她染上了肺部疾病。
She got a rare liver disease when she was only twenty. 他年僅20歲時就患上了一種罕見的肝病。
2. 表示疾病的總稱,為不可數(shù)名詞。如:
Flies spread disease. 蒼蠅能傳播疾病。
Disease is usually caused by germs. 疾病多由病菌引起。
War and disease had thinned the population. 戰(zhàn)爭和疾病已使人口減少。
3. 表示某種疾病,為可數(shù)名詞。如:
Cancer is a deadly disease. 癌癥是一種致命的疾病。
Many cattle ape suffering from a disease called BSE. 許多牛得了瘋牛病。
Why does man have more diseases than animals? 人類的疾病為什么比動物的多?
4. 有關(guān)“疾病”的表達習慣:
你生了什么病?
正:What’s your trouble?
誤:What’s your disease?
假期中他害了一場大病。
正:While on holiday he caught a serious disease.
誤:While on holiday he caught a big (heavy) disease.