"undernourished" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 營養不良

Definition

營養不良表示某人或動物未攝取到足夠的食物或營養，影響身體健康。通常用來形容因攝取不足或缺乏必需營養素而消瘦、虛弱的人或動物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Undernourished' 比較正式，多用於醫學或人道主義語境，常描述長期缺乏食物或營養不均的人羣、兒童或動物。請勿和 'malnourished' 混淆，後者也可能包含營養過剩的情況。

Examples

The doctor said the child was undernourished.

醫生說這個孩子**營養不良**。

Many animals in the shelter are undernourished.

收容所裡的許多動物都**營養不良**。

If you do not eat enough, you may become undernourished.

如果你喫得不夠，可能會**營養不良**。

She looked tired and undernourished after her long illness.

她長期生病後看起來很疲憊，也很**營養不良**。

Millions of children worldwide are still undernourished despite recent progress.

儘管近年有所進展，全球仍有數百萬兒童**營養不良**。

The crops failed, and soon the entire village was undernourished.

莊稼歉收後，很快整個村莊都**營養不良**了。