health
英 [helθ]
美[hɛlθ]
- n. 健康；卫生；保健；兴旺
中文词源
health 健康
来自heal,康复，-th,名词后缀。
英文词源
- 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 hælþ "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 hælan "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.
双语例句
- 1. His wife Cheryl said she had no worries about his health.
- 他的妻子谢里尔说她并不担心他的健康。
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- 2. The service covers contraceptive advice and health checks, and is available free.
- 服务项目包括避孕建议和健康检查，并且免费提供。
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- 3. His moodiness may have been caused by his poor health.
- 他的喜怒无常可能是身体欠佳所致。
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- 4. Curiously, the struggle to survive has greatly improved her health.
- 奇怪的是，她拼命求生的抗争使得她的健康状况大有好转。
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- 5. Steps taken now to maximise your health will pay dividends later on.
- 现在采取措施增强体质会使你日后受益。
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