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An abnormality is the thing itself that is not as usual — especially a feature of the body that doctors worry about: a growth, a heart that beats in an odd pattern, a part that did not form in the usual way. The word lives in medical reports and science writing. It can also name a strange feature in data or in a machine, but the body sense is the one meet first.
An abnormalityan abnormality is the thing itself that is not as usual指的就是那個不太正常的東西本身 — especially a feature of the body that doctors worry about尤其是醫生會擔心的身體特徵: a growth, a heart that beats in an odd pattern, a part that did not form in the usual way像是一個腫塊、心跳節奏怪怪的、或是某個部位沒有正常發育。The word lives in medical reports and science writing這個字活在醫療報告和科學寫作裡。It can also name a strange feature in data or in a machine它也可以指資料或機器裡的異常特徵, but the body sense is the one learners meet first不過學習者最先遇到的還是身體方面的意思。
Though actually, having an abnormality does not always mean a person is wrong or in danger; many are small and harmless. Still, the word itself sounds clinical. In everyday talk people more often say a problem, something unusual, or name the part.
Though actually不過事實上, having an abnormality does not always mean a person is wrong or in danger有個abnormality不代表這個人有問題或有危險; many are small and harmless很多都是小小的、無害的。Still, the word itself sounds clinical不過這個字聽起來仍然很有醫學味。In everyday talk people more often say a problem, something unusual, or name the part日常說話裡,大家更常說a problem(問題)、something unusual(不太尋常的東西),或者直接說出部位名稱。
Abnormal is the adjective (an abnormal cell); abnormality is the noun (an abnormality in the cell).
Abnormal is the adjectiveabnormal是形容詞 (an abnormal cell)(像an abnormal cell,異常的細胞); abnormality is the nounabnormality是名詞 (an abnormality in the cell)(像an abnormality in the cell,細胞裡的異常)。
組成abnormal(不平常的)+ -ity(那種狀態或那種東西)。
同家族的字
- abnormalthe adjective: not like the usual pattern
- normalthe usual pattern an abnormality departs from
- abnormallythe adverb from the same family
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
abnormalitynoun/ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ/
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The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
- Taylor said that her fame makes her "sometimes" miss the normality of being able to hang out with friends but that she's had to get used to "the abnormality of my life".
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Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
- I want a full genetic analysis. We're going to examine any abnormality we find no matter how insignificant it seems.
- The factors that filter out who “gets through” from conception to birth include chromosomal or genetic abnormalities of the fetus or the mother’s stress response to changes in her environment, Catalano said.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。