malaise /mæˈleɪz/

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Malaise is a state in which there is something wrong with a society or group, for which there does not seem to be a quick or easy solution. 痼疾 [正式]

  例：

  There is no easy short-term solution to the country's chronic economic malaise.

  在短期内治愈该国经济长期痼疾的灵丹妙药不存在。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Malaise is a state in which people feel dissatisfied or unhappy but feel unable to change, usually because they do not know what is wrong. 不安; 不适 [正式]

  例：

  He complained of depression, headaches, and malaise.

  他说他有情绪低落、头痛和不安的症状。