- 1青春痘（診所裡較常寫成「痤瘡」）
Acne is a skin problem. Small red spots, sometimes with , come up on the face, neck, back, or chest. Oil holes in the skin get blocked, then swollen and sore. It is very common in the teenage years, when the body is changing, but adults can have it too — so it is not only a “young people” word, even if that is when you see it most. The spots themselves are or spots in everyday talk; acne is the more medical name for the condition as a whole. It is not dirt, and it is not a sign that someone is unclean. People used to blame chocolate or a dirty face. That is too simple. Hormones, oil, and blocked do the main work, and picking at the spots can leave marks.
From the word’s history
From New Latin acnē, probably a corruption of Ancient Greek akmḗ 'point, top'.
來自新拉丁文 acnē，可能是希臘文 akmḗ「尖端」的誤寫。
組成From New Latin acnē, probably a mixed-up form of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, top”). The “probably” matters: this is the usual scholarly story, not a sure split you can see in the English spelling.
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
acnenoun/ˈækni/
- 1
medicinepathologysciencesA skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection; acne vulgaris.
- He struggled with severe acne during his teenage years.
- The dermatologist prescribed a cream to treat her acne.
- 2
A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
- 3
Any of several other skin conditions that resemble acne vulgaris.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。