"degenerative" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 退化性的

Definition

描述某事物（尤其是疾病）隨著時間逐漸惡化或導致身體或心理狀況退化。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於醫學或科學領域，形容隨著時間推移會惡化的疾病，如「退化性疾病」。日常對話中較少使用。

Examples

Alzheimer's is a degenerative brain disease.

阿茲海默症是一種大腦**退化性**疾病。

He suffers from a degenerative joint condition.

他患有一種關節**退化性**疾病。

Degenerative eye diseases can lead to blindness.

**退化性**眼疾可能導致失明。

His back pain is caused by a degenerative disc disease.

他的背痛是由**退化性**椎間盤疾病引起的。

Doctors worry about the progression of degenerative illnesses as people age.

醫生擔心隨著年齡增長，**退化性**疾病的發展。

Sadly, many pets also develop degenerative diseases as they get older.

遺憾的是，許多寵物年紀大了也會得**退化性**疾病。