malnourishment
UK/mæl'nʌrɪʃmənt/US
C2
释义
n.
Poor health resulting from not eating enough good food; the state of being malnourished
营养不良（的状态）
词根拆分
词根派生mal-（坏）+ nourishment =「不良的喂养」，描述营养不良身体状态的名词。它是 nour- 一支里对应 nutr- 一支 malnutrition 的词；区别见 malnutrition。
词根 nour 还连着 21 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Long-term malnourishment had left him frail and weak.
长期营养不良使他变得瘦弱无力。