nutrition
Definitions
The process by which living things take in and use food for growth and health
营养（摄取与利用过程）
The branch of science concerned with food and its effect on the body
营养学
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednutr (feed) + -tion (process, state) = 'the process of feeding.' Nutrition covers both sides of food: what a body takes in, and how it uses it to grow and stay well. It also names the whole field of study. It is the clinical, scientific cousin of the warmer word nourish.
Root nour still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.good nutrition良好营养
- 2.nutrition label营养标签
- 3.nutrition facts营养成分
- 4.poor nutrition营养不良
- 5.sports nutrition运动营养
Example Sentences
- 1.
Good nutrition is essential for a child's development.
- 2.
She has a degree in nutrition and works at a clinic.
- 3.
Check the nutrition label before buying packaged snacks.
Easily Confused
nutrition vs nourishment — nutrition is the scientific term: the process and study of feeding (nutrition label, study nutrition). nourishment is the food/sustenance itself, used more warmly and generally (the soup gave her some nourishment). Lab and labels → nutrition; the actual sustaining food → nourishment.