health

英[helθ] 美[h?lθ]

health 健康

來(lái)自heal,康復(fù)，-th,名詞后綴。

health: health: [OE] Etymologically, health is the ‘state of being whole’. The word was formed in prehistoric Germanic times from the adjective *khailaz, ancestor of modern English whole. To this was added the abstract noun suffix *-itha, producing *khailitha, whence English health. The verb heal [OE] comes from the same source.
=> heal, whole
health (n.): Old English h?lt "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well," from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- "whole, uninjured, of good omen" (cognates: Old English hal "hale, whole;" Old Norse heill "healthy;" Old English halig, Old Norse helge "holy, sacred;" Old English h?lan "to heal"). With Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)). Of physical health in Middle English, but also "prosperity, happiness, welfare; preservation, safety." An abstract noun to whole, not to heal. Meaning "a salutation" (in a toast, etc.) wishing one welfare or prosperity is from 1590s. Health food is from 1848.

1. His wife Cheryl said she had no worries about his health.: 他的妻子謝里爾說(shuō)她并不擔(dān)心他的健康。

2. The service covers contraceptive advice and health checks, and is available free.: 服務(wù)項(xiàng)目包括避孕建議和健康檢查，并且免費(fèi)提供。

3. His moodiness may have been caused by his poor health.: 他的喜怒無(wú)常可能是身體欠佳所致。

4. Curiously, the struggle to survive has greatly improved her health.: 奇怪的是，她拼命求生的抗?fàn)幨沟盟慕】禒顩r大有好轉(zhuǎn)。

5. Steps taken now to maximise your health will pay dividends later on.: 現(xiàn)在采取措施增強(qiáng)體質(zhì)會(huì)使你日后受益。