malady

名词 malady:

1. any unwholesome or desperate condition
2. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
   同义词：illness, unwellness, sickness

1. A bodily disorder or disease; a malady or an ailment.
   疾病身体的失调或疾病; 疾病或小毛病
2. Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society.
   暴力犯罪仅仅是危害社会的弊病之一。

mal.a.dy

n.（名词）
【复数】 mal.a.dies
A disease, a disorder, or an ailment.
疾病：一种病症、混乱或疾病
An unwholesome condition:
混乱：一种不健康的状态：
例句：
the malady of discontent.
因不满而起的混乱

来源：
Middle English maladie
中古英语 maladie
from Old French
源自 古法语
from malade [sick]
源自 malade [疾病的]
from Latin male habitus [in poor condition]
源自 拉丁语 male habitus [处于不良状况]
male [badly] * see mel- 3
male [不良地] *参见 mel- 3
habitus [past participle of] habôre [to hold] * see ghabh-
habitus [] habôre的过去分词 [抓住] *参见 ghabh-