indigestion
英 [ɪndɪ'dʒestʃ(ə)n; -daɪ-]
美[,ɪndɪ'dʒɛstʃən]
- n. 消化不良;不消化
助记提示
1、in- "not, opposite of" + di- / dis- "apart" + gest- "carry" + -ion.
中文词源
indigestion 消化不良
in-,不,非,digestion,消化。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Indigestion is a catch-all term for any kind of stomach distress.
- “消化不良”是个笼统的术语,可以指各种胃部不适。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A food that is too fatty may cause indigestion.
- 过于油腻的食物会引起消化不良.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He was prone to indigestion after rich restaurant meals.
- 上饭馆吃过油腻食物之后,他常受消化不良之苦.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The child is suffering from indigestion.
- 这孩子有积了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. He suffers from indigestion.
- 他患消化不良症.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》