每日一词 | condition

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英 [kənˈdɪʃn] 美 [kənˈdɪʃn]

基本释义

[noun]

1.(plural) the physical situation that affects how something happens

2.the state of somebody’s health or how fit they are

3.an illness or a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it

[名词]

1.（影响某事发生的）物质环境，状态，条件。

2.健康状况

3.（因不能治愈而长期患有的）疾病

派生词

conditional adj. 有条件的，有前提的

同义词辨析

condition / state

下列形容词常与这两个名词连用

~ condition

~ state

good

present

excellent

current

physical

mental

poor

solid

human

no

perfect

emotional

no

physical

better

natural

Condition

·Condition is used with an adjective and refers especially to the appearance, quality or working order of somebody or something.

condition与形容词连用，尤指人或事物的外观，品质或工作状况。如：

The car is in excellent condition. 这辆汽车的车况好极了。

State

·State is more general word than condition and is used for the condition that something is in at a particular time. It can be used without an adjective.

state较condition通用，指事物在特定时间的状况，可不加形容词，如：

the present state of medical knowledge 目前的医学知识的情况

We’re worried about his mental state. 我们担心他的精神状况。

What a state this room is in (=very bad). 这房间真糟糕。

例句

1.Recently, I conceptualized a new approach to timekeeping that's connected to circumstances on our planet, conditions that might change as a result of global warming.

最近，我构想了一种新的计时方法，这种方法与我们地球上的环境有关，因为全球变暖可能会改变环境。

——2021年高考英语北京卷

2.The Royal Society of Public Health discovered that music and art, when used in hospitals, help to improve the conditions of patients by reducing stress, anxiety and blood pressure.

英国皇家公共卫生学会发现，音乐和艺术在医院使用时，可以通过减轻压力、舒缓焦虑和降低血压来帮助改善患者的状况。

——2021年高考英语天津卷

3.He suffers from a serious heart condition.

他患有严重的心脏病。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

语篇用例

1.每日一笑｜What condition（点文字读本期推文）Patient: Oh Doctor, I’m starting to forget things.

Doctor: Since when have you had this condition?

Patient: What condition?

这一期“每日一笑”中的condition是什么意思呢？

2.The living conditions of China’s rare and endangered species have seen notable improvements amid the country’s active efforts on biodiversity protection and ecological restoration.

（注：rare and endangered species即珍稀濒危物种）

——21-22《英语周报·高二阅读专版》9期

原文标题：China’s Giant Pandas off the Endangered List

互动问题

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