
可数
illnesses
n.(身体或精神上的)疾病( illness的名词复数 ); (某种)病; 患病期;
illness是名词 但是不可数
1.
患病(状态);身体不适[U]
During his illness, John stayed indoors.
约翰在生病期间足不出户。
2.
(某种)疾病[C]
I have never seen her since her father fell sick of a serious illness.
自从她父亲生重病后,我就再也没有见过她。
都不可数
你好,我查了下朗文词典,结果如下
illness [C,U]
①可数名词
She had all the normal childhood illnesses.
儿童的常见病他小时候都得过。
② 不可数名词
mental illness 精神疾病
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illness:(1)疾病.(可数)
(2)患病期(既有可数也有不可数)
此时与disease用法相同但表示的意义不同:
eg1:(不可数)
Insects can cause disease.
昆虫会引起疾病.
eg2:(可数)
an infectious disease
传染病
a rare plant disease
罕见的植物病
(注:比较disease和illness
disease是指由某一具体病因引起的特定的病症,病情通常较重,而且持续时间长.
illness是表示身体不适的一般用词,病情不一定严重.)