malady /ˈmælədɪ/ TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A malady is an illness or disease. 疾病 [老式]

  例：

  He was stricken at twenty-one with a crippling malady.

  二十一岁时腿瘸疾病让他受到重击。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT In written English, people sometimes use maladies to refer to serious problems in a society or situation. 固疾; 弊病

  例：

  When apartheid is over the maladies will linger on.

  种族隔离废止后，这种社会弊病还会继续。