health
英 [helθ]
美[h?lθ]
- n. 健康；衛生；保健；興旺
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中文詞源
health 健康
來自heal,康復，-th,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- health
- health: [OE] Etymologically, health is the ‘state of being whole’. The word was formed in prehistoric Germanic times from the adjective *khailaz, ancestor of modern English whole. To this was added the abstract noun suffix *-itha, producing *khailitha, whence English health. The verb heal [OE] comes from the same source.
=> heal, whole - health (n.)
- Old English h?lt "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well," from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- "whole, uninjured, of good omen" (cognates: Old English hal "hale, whole;" Old Norse heill "healthy;" Old English halig, Old Norse helge "holy, sacred;" Old English h?lan "to heal"). With Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)). Of physical health in Middle English, but also "prosperity, happiness, welfare; preservation, safety." An abstract noun to whole, not to heal. Meaning "a salutation" (in a toast, etc.) wishing one welfare or prosperity is from 1590s. Health food is from 1848.
雙語例句
- 1. His wife Cheryl said she had no worries about his health.
- 他的妻子謝里爾說她并不擔心他的健康。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The service covers contraceptive advice and health checks, and is available free.
- 服務項目包括避孕建議和健康檢查，并且免費提供。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His moodiness may have been caused by his poor health.
- 他的喜怒無常可能是身體欠佳所致。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Curiously, the struggle to survive has greatly improved her health.
- 奇怪的是，她拼命求生的抗爭使得她的健康狀況大有好轉。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Steps taken now to maximise your health will pay dividends later on.
- 現在采取措施增強體質會使你日后受益。
來自柯林斯例句