"scurvy" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 壞血病

Definition

壞血病是一種由於缺乏維生素C引起的嚴重疾病，會導致虛弱、牙齦問題和出血。過去在水手和飲食不良的人中很常見。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“壞血病”現今罕見，但在歷史上對水手或缺乏新鮮蔬果的人很重要。現主要用於醫學或歷史語境。

Examples

Sailors in the past often suffered from scurvy.

過去的水手經常患有**壞血病**。

Eating oranges helps prevent scurvy.

喫橙子有助於預防**壞血病**。

Lack of vitamin C causes scurvy.

缺乏維生素C會導致**壞血病**。

Back in the age of exploration, scurvy was a big killer on long sea voyages.

在大航海時代，**壞血病**是長途航行中的主要致命疾病。

Modern diets make scurvy almost unheard of these days.

由於現代飲食，**壞血病**現在幾乎絕跡。

If you don't eat enough fruits and vegetables, you could risk getting scurvy—even though that's super rare now.

如果你不喫足夠的水果和蔬菜，還是有機會得**壞血病**，雖然現在很罕見。