of the nature of the illness from which his friend was suffering,
不知道他的朋友得的是什么病，
新概念英語(yǔ)第四冊(cè) Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

?? 句中詞匯解析

從本句中提取的重要詞匯

nature ['net??] 詞頻1 詞根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態(tài)→出生狀態(tài)→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對(duì)抗性
近義：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
illness ['?ln?s] 詞頻2
n. 疾病;某種具體疾病;不健康;
?? ill有病的+ ness 表名詞，“性質(zhì)，狀態(tài)，”通常加在形容詞后面 → n.病，疾病
"The illness damaged his Action Man image."
這場(chǎng)病損害了他那愛(ài)打拼的形象。
近義：ill, infirmity, malady, pang, sickness, aching 反義：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
suffering ['s?f?r??] 詞頻2 詞根: suf
n. 受苦，遭難;苦楚，苦難;令人痛苦的事; v. 受苦(suffer的現(xiàn)在分詞);蒙受; adj. 受苦的;患病的;
?? suf在下面+fer帶+ ing表名詞 →suffer帶到下面去受苦+ing表名詞\r\n → 受難
"He was suffering from chronic bronchitis."
他患有慢性支氣管炎。
近義：heartache, heartbreak, misery, oppression, oppressiveness, pain 反義：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
friend [fr?nd] 詞頻1
n. 朋友，友人;資助者;助手;近親; v. <詩(shī)>與…為友;
?? 星期五(fri)和 朋友結(jié)束(end)友誼(friendship) 網(wǎng)友：馬 勝 敏 補(bǔ)充：fiend n.魔鬼, 魔王, 撒旦, 邪神, 能手, 成癖者 說(shuō)明
"a close ally and friend of the prime minister"
首相的一個(gè)親密盟友和伙伴
近義：mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance 反義：opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe

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