malnutrition /ˌmælnjuˈtrɪʃn/Poor children, who are less likely to have good Wi-Fi and educated parents, fall further behind their better-off peers. Parents who have nowhere to drop their children struggle to return to work. Mothers bear the heavier burden, and so suffer a bigger career setback. Children out of school are more likely to suffer abuse, malnutrition and poor mental health.
贫穷的孩子不太可能拥有优质的无线网络,父母也不太可能受过良好教育,这使他们与较富裕的同龄人的差距更大。父母如果没有地方安顿孩子,就很难重返工作岗位。母亲承受着更重的负担,因此会面临更大的事业挫折。失学儿童更有可能遭受虐待、营养不良和心理健康问题。——《经济学人》
基本释义
If someone is suffering from malnutrition, they are physically weak and extremely thin because they have not eaten enough food.n. 营养不良;营养失调
追根溯源
单词malnutrition里的词根mal来自拉丁语,表示“坏,恶”,所以,在英语里包含mal的单词,多与此相关。例如:malnourished /ˌmælˈnʌrɪʃt/现在大家应该清楚mal这个“偏旁部首”了吧,它类似于我们汉语里的病字旁“疒”,单词开头出现它,基本都是贬义或者描述不好的东西。这个词根的来源,以及知识点的拓展,在韦小绿《Vocabulary Builder》这本书的第5单元里,写的非常详细:
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