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dementia

/dɪˈmɛnʃə/

Meanings
noun

失智症，痴呆症

A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.

Examples :

"My grandfather's increasing forgetfulness and difficulty recognizing family members are signs of dementia. "
我爷爷越来越健忘，而且很难认出家人，这些都是失智症的迹象。
medicine disease mind body age human condition biology physiology organ

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

尤其，特别，格外。

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

这些餐前酒尤其令人兴奋。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration progressive

progressive noun

/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/

进步人士，革新者。

"The progressive at our school advocated for more after-school programs. "

我们学校的那位进步人士倡导开设更多的课后项目。

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

困难，难度

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

这道数学题的难度让很多学生觉得很难解开。

Illustration function

function noun

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ /ˈfʌŋkʃən/

功能，作用.

"The function of a school lunch is to provide students with nutrition. "

学校午餐的功能是为学生提供营养。

Illustration attention

attention noun

/əˈtɛn.ʃən/

注意力, 关注.

"Please direct your attention to the following words."

请大家把注意力集中到下面的文字上。

Illustration recognizing

recognizing verb

/ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzɪn/

认出，识别。

"I recognised his face immediately."

我立刻认出了他的脸。

Illustration increasing

increasing verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

增加，增长。

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

当我告诉他钱丢了的时候，他的怒火更是增长了。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration cognitive

cognitive noun

/ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv/

同源词, 认知.

"Sentence: "The English word 'night' and the German word 'Nacht' are cognates because they share a similar origin and meaning." "

英语单词“night”和德语单词“Nacht”是同源词，因为它们有着相似的起源和含义。

Illustration forgetfulness

forgetfulness noun

/fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/

健忘，记性差，容易忘事

"His forgetfulness caused him to miss several important deadlines at work. "

他的健忘让他错过了几个重要的工作截止日期。

Illustration judgement

judgement noun

/dʒʌdʒmənt/

判断， 判决。

"The teacher's judgement of the student's essay will determine their grade. "

老师对学生作文的判断将决定他们的成绩。