An ailment is an illness, but usually not a very serious one — a sore back, a stomach problem, a cough that will not quite go. Doctors, chemists, and newspapers like the word because it sounds a little more formal than illness and a little softer than disease.

An ailment isailment是 an illness一種疾病 but usually not a very serious one但通常不是很嚴重的那種 a sore back像是背痛 a stomach problem胃不舒服 a cough that will not quite go一直好不了的咳嗽 Doctors, chemists, and newspapers醫生、藥師和報紙 like the word喜歡用這個字 because it sounds a little more formal than illness因為它聽起來比illness正式一點 and a little softer than disease又比disease溫和一點

You will hear minor ailments, childhood ailments, and “an old ailment in his knee”. Though actually, people sometimes stretch it toward any bodily trouble, even when it has lasted for years; they still would not normally call cancer or a heart attack an ailment.

You will hear你會聽到 minor ailments輕微的病痛 childhood ailments兒童常見的小毛病 and "an old ailment in his knee".還有「an old ailment in his knee（他膝蓋的老毛病）」 Though actually不過其實 people sometimes stretch it有時候大家會把這個字延伸使用 toward any bodily trouble指任何身體上的毛病 even when it has lasted for years即使已經拖了好幾年 they still would not normally call但他們通常還是不會把 cancer or a heart attack an ailment癌症或心臟病叫做ailment

It is built from the old verb ail, “to feel unwell”, plus -ment. You may also meet whatever ails you, which can mean any trouble at all, not only a medical one — but ailment itself stays mostly about the body.

It is built from它是從 the old verb ail古老的動詞ail造出來的 "to feel unwell""to feel unwell（覺得不舒服）」 plus -ment加上字尾-ment You may also meet你也可能會遇到 whatever ails you「whatever ails you」這個說法 which can mean它可以指 any trouble at all任何一種困擾 not only a medical one而不只是醫療上的 but ailment itself但ailment這個字本身 stays mostly about the body大部分還是跟身體有關