A sufferer is a person who suffers from something, and in real use that something is almost always an illness or a lasting condition: asthma sufferers, migraine sufferers, hay fever sufferers, a sufferer from depression. Notice the two shapes — you can put the illness in front (a diabetes sufferer) or after with from (a sufferer from arthritis); both are normal, and the front one is what newspapers and charities use most.

A sufferer is a person who suffers from somethingsufferer 是「因為某件事而受苦」的人, and in real use that something is almost always an illness or a lasting condition而實際使用時那件事幾乎都是疾病或長期的病症: asthma sufferers, migraine sufferers, hay fever sufferers, a sufferer from depression像 asthma sufferers（氣喘患者）、migraine sufferers（偏頭痛患者）、hay fever sufferers（花粉症患者）、a sufferer from depression（憂鬱症患者）。Notice the two shapes注意有兩種說法結構 — you can put the illness in front你可以把病名放在前面 (a diabetes sufferer)（像 a diabetes sufferer 糖尿病患者） or after with from或用 from 放在後面 (a sufferer from arthritis)（像 a sufferer from arthritis 關節炎患者）; both are normal兩種都很正常, and the front one is what newspapers and charities use most而報紙和慈善機構最常用的是把病名放前面這種。

The word is a little formal and belongs to writing more than to talk; a person with asthma would usually just say "I have asthma", not "I am an asthma sufferer".

The word is a little formal這個字有點正式 and belongs to writing more than to talk比較屬於書面語，而不是口語; a person with asthma would usually just say "I have asthma"一個有氣喘的人通常只會說「I have asthma」（我有氣喘）, not "I am an asthma sufferer"而不是「I am an asthma sufferer」（我是氣喘患者）。

It is also, quietly, going out of favour. Many patient groups now prefer "people with epilepsy" over "epilepsy sufferers", because sufferer defines a whole person by their worst day and makes them sound helpless. So you should understand it everywhere, and choose it carefully.

It is also, quietly, going out of favour這個字也正在悄悄地退流行。Many patient groups now prefer "people with epilepsy" over "epilepsy sufferers"現在很多病友團體比較喜歡用「people with epilepsy」而不是「epilepsy sufferers」, because sufferer defines a whole person by their worst day因為 sufferer 這個字是用一個人最糟的那一天來定義他整個人 and makes them sound helpless讓他聽起來很無助。So you should understand it everywhere所以你到處都應該看得懂這個字, and choose it carefully但要小心地選擇要不要自己用它。

Outside illness, the word can point to anyone hurt by a bad situation — "the real sufferers are the children" — but that use is much rarer.

Outside illness除了疾病之外, the word can point to anyone hurt by a bad situation這個字也可以指任何因為壞情況而受害的人 — "the real sufferers are the children"像「the real sufferers are the children」真正受害的是那些孩子 — but that use is much rarer但這種用法少見得多。