Arthritic is the word we use when we talk about arthritis, a disease that makes the joints — the places where bones meet, like knees, fingers, hips — swell, stiffen, and hurt. The pain can be worse in the morning or in cold weather, and the joint may look puffy.

ArthriticArthritic is the word we use是我們講 when we talk about arthritis關節炎（arthritis）這個病時用的字, a disease that makes the joints一種會讓關節 — the places where bones meet, like knees, fingers, hips也就是骨頭交接的地方，像膝蓋、手指、髖部 — swell, stiffen, and hurt腫起來、變僵硬、疼痛的疾病。The pain疼痛 can be worse in the morning or in cold weather在早上或天氣冷的時候可能會更嚴重, and而且 the joint關節 may look puffy可能看起來浮腫。

Doctors call the illness arthritis; arthritic describes a person who has it, or a joint that is suffering from it: arthritic knees, an arthritic patient. As a noun, “an arthritic” means a person living with that illness; some people now prefer “a person with arthritis”, because a person is more than their pain.

Doctors醫生 call the illness arthritis把這個病叫做arthritis; arthriticarthritic describes a person who has it則用來形容得了這個病的人, or a joint that is suffering from it或是正在受這個病所苦的關節: arthritic kneesarthritic knees（關節炎的膝蓋）, an arthritic patientan arthritic patient（一位關節炎病患）。As a noun當名詞用時, "an arthritic"「an arthritic」 means a person living with that illness指的是一個帶著這個病生活的人; some people有些人 now prefer "a person with arthritis"現在比較喜歡說「a person with arthritis」（一個患有關節炎的人）, because因為 a person is more than their pain一個人不只是他的病痛而已。

Informal English also stretches it: a creaking old door might be called “arthritic” as a small joke, as if the door had sore joints. That joke can sound unkind if you aim it at a person.

Informal English口語英文 also stretches it也會把這個字延伸出去用: a creaking old door一扇會嘎吱作響的舊門 might be called "arthritic"可能會被戲稱為「arthritic」 as a small joke開個小玩笑, as if the door had sore joints彷彿這扇門的關節也在痛一樣。if you aim it at a person如果你拿來開一個人的玩笑, That joke這個玩笑 can sound unkind可能會顯得不太厚道。

The medical use is serious and a little formal. Older people hear it more, because the illness is more common with age — though actually young people can have it too.

The medical use醫學上的用法 is serious and a little formal是嚴肅、也有點正式的。Older people年紀較大的人 hear it more比較常聽到這個字, because因為 the illness這個病 is more common with age年紀越大越常見 — though actually不過其實 young people年輕人 can have it too也可能會得這個病。