malnourishment
UK/mæl'nʌrɪʃmənt/US
C2
Definitions
n.
Poor health resulting from not eating enough good food; the state of being malnourished
营养不良（的状态）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmal- (bad) + nourishment = 'bad feeding,' the noun describing the state of a malnourished body. The nour- branch's counterpart to the nutr- branch's malnutrition; see malnutrition for the difference.
Root nour still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.chronic malnourishment慢性营养不良
- 2.signs of malnourishment营养不良的迹象
- 3.severe malnourishment严重营养不良
Example Sentences
- 1.
Long-term malnourishment had left him frail and weak.