"beriberi" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 腳氣病

Definition

腳氣病是一種因缺乏維生素B1（硫胺素）引起的疾病，通常會導致身體虛弱、神經問題或心臟問題。當身體從食物中攝取不足的硫胺素時就會發生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「腳氣病」通常出現在醫學、歷史或營養相關的討論裡，不常在日常對話中使用。屬於專有名詞，無複數。

Examples

Beriberi is caused by a lack of vitamin B1.

**腳氣病**是因缺乏維生素B1引起的。

Many people in the past suffered from beriberi.

過去有很多人患過**腳氣病**。

Eating whole grains can help prevent beriberi.

多喫全穀物有助於預防**腳氣病**。

The doctor explained that his weakness was a sign of beriberi.

醫生解釋說他的無力是**腳氣病**的一個徵兆。

People who eat mostly white rice sometimes get beriberi if their diet isn’t balanced.

主要喫白米飯的人，若飲食不均衡，有時會得**腳氣病**。

He learned about beriberi in his nutrition class at university.

他在大學的營養課上學到了**腳氣病**。