Sick 是形容詞，Illness 是名詞
基本差異
Illness:
- 詞性: 名詞 (noun)
- 意思: 疾病、病痛（指疾病的狀態或情況）
- 用法: 用來指疾病本身，可以是特定的或一般性的
Sick:
- 詞性: 形容詞 (adjective)
- 意思: 生病的、不舒服的（描述人的狀態）
- 用法: 用來描述人或動物的健康狀況
中文學習者容易犯的錯誤
❌ "I have a sick."
- 錯誤：sick 是形容詞，不能直接加冠詞使用
- 正確："I am sick." 或 "I have an illness."
❌ "She is illness."
- 錯誤：illness 是名詞，不能用來描述人
- 正確："She is sick." 或 "She has an illness."
正確用法舉例
Illness (名詞)
✅ "He has a serious illness."
「他有一種嚴重的疾病。」
✅ "Mental illness affects millions of people worldwide."
「精神疾病影響全球數百萬人。」
✅ "Her illness kept her in bed for a week."
「她的病讓她臥床一週。」
Sick (形容詞)
✅ "I feel sick today."
「我今天感覺不舒服。」
✅ "My daughter is sick with the flu."
「我女兒患了流感。」
✅ "He called in sick to work."
「他打電話請病假。」
常用/日常表達
使用 Illness 的常見表達:
- "She's recovering from a long illness."
「她正在從一場長期疾病中恢復。」 - "Chronic illnesses require ongoing treatment."
「慢性疾病需要持續治療。」 - "The doctor diagnosed him with a rare illness."
「醫生診斷他患有罕見疾病。」
使用 Sick 的常見表達:
- "I'm calling to let you know I'm sick and won't be in today."
「我打電話是想告訴你我生病了，今天不會去上班。」 - "The children were home sick from school."
「孩子們因病在家沒去學校(sick from school)。」 - "I felt sick to my stomach after eating that food."
「吃了那食物後我感到胃不舒服。」
其他相關用法
Sick 的額外用法:
- "That's a sick beat!" (俚語：表示很棒、很酷)
「那節奏超讚的！」 - "I'm sick of studying." (厭倦的)
「我厭倦學習了。」 - "He has a sick sense of humor." (不健康的、扭曲的)
「他有一種病態的幽默感。」
Illness 相關詞彙:
- "Mental illness" (心理疾病)
- "Terminal illness" (絕症)
- "Chronic illness" (慢性病)
練習用範例 (Example sentences for practice)
- "After his long _______, he finally returned to work." (正確答案: illness)
- "She was too _______ to attend the meeting." (正確答案: sick)
- "The company provides support for employees with chronic _______." (正確答案: illnesses)
- "I was feeling _______ yesterday, but I'm better now." (正確答案: sick)