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Dysfunction means something isn't working the way it's supposed to - a body part, a machine, a system, or even a family or relationship can be 'dysfunctional'. You'll often hear it about families: 'a dysfunctional family' is one where the relationships and communication are unhealthy, even if things look fine from the outside.
功能失調、失能
組成dys- (bad, not working properly - like in 'dyslexia') + function
同家族的字
- functiondysfunction is built directly on 'function', with 'dys-' added to mean it's not working properly
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。
dysfunctionnoun/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
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medicinesciencesA failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
- Cerebellar dysfunction is characterized by truncal ataxia, a broad-based stance, dysmetria in which the limbs either overstep (hypermetria) or understep (hypometria), and tremor that is most pronounced when the animal attempts a goal-orientated movement (intention tremor).
- We next consider the cognification of interpersonal dysfunctions in treating clinical depression.
dysfunctionverb/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
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biologynatural-sciencesTo fail to function correctly; to malfunction.
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。