Gout is an illness that makes a joint suddenly hot, swollen, and very painful. The big toe is the famous place — so sore that even a bedsheet can hurt — but fingers, knees, and other joints can swell too.

Gout痛風 is an illness that makes a joint suddenly hot, swollen, and very painful是一種會讓關節突然又紅腫發熱又很痛的病. The big toe大拇趾 is the famous place是最有名會痛的地方 —— so sore that even a bedsheet can hurt痛到連被單蓋上去都會痛 —— but fingers, knees, and other joints但手指、膝蓋和其他關節 can swell too也可能會腫起來.

It tends to come in attacks: one day you are fine, the next day you can hardly walk. People used to call it a rich man’s disease, because heavy food, red meat, and a lot of wine seemed to bring it on; though actually anyone can get it, and it is about a waste stuff in the blood that forms sharp bits in the joint, not about being “too grand.” It is a medical word, used by doctors and in the news, not a slang word.

It它 tends to come in attacks通常是一陣一陣發作的: one day you are fine前一天還好好的, the next day you can hardly walk隔天卻痛到幾乎不能走路. People以前 used to call it a rich man’s disease把它叫做「富貴病」, because heavy food, red meat, and a lot of wine因為大魚大肉和喝很多酒 seemed to bring it on好像會誘發它; though actually不過事實上 anyone can get it任何人都可能得這個病, and it是 is about a waste stuff in the blood that forms sharp bits in the joint跟血液裡一種廢物在關節裡形成尖銳結晶有關, not about being “too grand.”而不是因為「太奢華」. It它 is a medical word是一個醫學用詞, used by doctors and in the news醫生和新聞都會用, not a slang word不是俗語.

Older English also used gout for a drop of liquid, but that sense is rare now; the illness is the meaning you will meet.

Older English古英文裡 also used gout for a drop of liquid也曾用gout來指一滴液體, but that sense is rare now不過這個意思現在很少見了; the illness這個病的意思 is the meaning you will meet才是你會遇到的意思.