indigestion
英 [?nd?'d?est?(?)n; -da?-]
美[,?nd?'d??st??n]
- n. 消化不良；不消化
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助記提示
1、in- "not, opposite of" + di- / dis- "apart" + gest- "carry" + -ion.
中文詞源
indigestion 消化不良
in-,不，非，digestion,消化。
英文詞源
- indigestion (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French indigestion (13c.), from Late Latin indigestionem (nominative indigestio), from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + digestionem (see digestion). An Old English word for it was unmeltung.
雙語例句
- 1. Indigestion is a catch-all term for any kind of stomach distress.
- “消化不良”是個籠統的術語，可以指各種胃部不適。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A food that is too fatty may cause indigestion.
- 過于油膩的食物會引起消化不良.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He was prone to indigestion after rich restaurant meals.
- 上飯館吃過油膩食物之后,他常受消化不良之苦.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The child is suffering from indigestion.
- 這孩子有積了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. He suffers from indigestion.
- 他患消化不良癥.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》