英语词汇“afflict”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To afflict is to cause suffering, pain, or misery. It’s often associated with medical conditions. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is most likely to afflict someone who spends many hours every day typing on our computers.

We get afflict from the Latin word affligere, meaning “to strike down,” which is an old fashioned way of saying to get sick, or to have a condition of some kind. You could argue that chronic indecision was the main problem to afflict Hamlet, or that saying "um," "like," and "you know" are speech tics that afflict teens.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

afflict / inflict

Both afflict and inflict cause pain, but afflict means to cause suffering or unhappiness, something a disease does, but inflict means to force pain or suffering, like if you smack someone upside the head.

If something afflicts you, it hurts. Cancer, death, arthritis, or even bad skin can afflict you. Afflict is often, but not always, followed by the preposition with:

It's also quite likely that he was afflicted with an eating disorder. (Slate)

He has never publicly revealed what type of cancer afflicted him. (New York Times)

In the proud tradition of genuine watchdog journalism, Khalil Bendib's work aims to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. (Brunei Times)

Inflict is meaner. It's more aggressive — it actively hurts and causes problems. A self-inflicted wound is when you hurt yourself. Inflict is often, but not always, followed by on:

Some participants in the debate said the rule could unintentionally inflict economic harm on Africans. (Washington Post)

Five other men accused of taking part in the fight were convicted of hooliganism and inflicting light bodily injury. (Seattle Times)

Most injuries are self-inflicted; they're not necessarily inflicted by others. (New York Times)

The difference between the two is whether the emphasis is on the one suffering or the one causing the suffering. Afflict emphasizes who is doing the suffering. Inflict emphasizes the person or thing causing the suffering. Try this: I am afflicted with something terrible, so I inflict injuries upon others.

WORD FAMILY

afflict: afflicted, afflicting, affliction, afflictive, afflicts+/afflicted: afflictedest, afflictedly/affliction: afflictions/afflictive: afflictively

USAGE EXAMPLES

Afflicted with bipolar disorder, she educated the public about the condition as if she were on a mission.

Slate(Dec 27, 2016)

And we see only futility and cruelty in the countless lives shortened by disease or disaster, or afflicted by poverty or conflict.

Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)

Whatever happened to comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable?

Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016)

1v cause physical pain or suffering in

afflict with the plague

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

smite

visit

assail

blight, plague

cause to suffer a blight

damage

inflict damage upon

2v cause great unhappiness for; distress

she was afflicted by the death of her parents

Hypo|Hyper

aggrieve, grieve

cause to feel sorrow

tribulate

oppress or trouble greatly

strain, stress, try

test the limits of

rack

stretch to the limits

discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset

cause to lose one's composure

单词	afflict
释义	afflict (once / 258 pages) v To afflict is to cause suffering, pain, or misery. It’s often associated with medical conditions. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is most likely to afflict someone who spends many hours every day typing on our computers. We get afflict from the Latin word affligere, meaning “to strike down,” which is an old fashioned way of saying to get sick, or to have a condition of some kind. You could argue that chronic indecision was the main problem to afflict Hamlet, or that saying "um," "like," and "you know" are speech tics that afflict teens. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS afflict / inflict Both afflict and inflict cause pain, but afflict means to cause suffering or unhappiness, something a disease does, but inflict means to force pain or suffering, like if you smack someone upside the head. If something afflicts you, it hurts. Cancer, death, arthritis, or even bad skin can afflict you. Afflict is often, but not always, followed by the preposition with: It's also quite likely that he was afflicted with an eating disorder. (Slate) He has never publicly revealed what type of cancer afflicted him. (New York Times) In the proud tradition of genuine watchdog journalism, Khalil Bendib's work aims to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. (Brunei Times) Inflict is meaner. It's more aggressive — it actively hurts and causes problems. A self-inflicted wound is when you hurt yourself. Inflict is often, but not always, followed by on: Some participants in the debate said the rule could unintentionally inflict economic harm on Africans. (Washington Post) Five other men accused of taking part in the fight were convicted of hooliganism and inflicting light bodily injury. (Seattle Times) Most injuries are self-inflicted; they're not necessarily inflicted by others. (New York Times) The difference between the two is whether the emphasis is on the one suffering or the one causing the suffering. Afflict emphasizes who is doing the suffering. Inflict emphasizes the person or thing causing the suffering. Try this: I am afflicted with something terrible, so I inflict injuries upon others. WORD FAMILY afflict: afflicted, afflicting, affliction, afflictive, afflicts+/afflicted: afflictedest, afflictedly/affliction: afflictions/afflictive: afflictively USAGE EXAMPLES Afflicted with bipolar disorder, she educated the public about the condition as if she were on a mission. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) And we see only futility and cruelty in the countless lives shortened by disease or disaster, or afflicted by poverty or conflict. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Whatever happened to comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable? Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) 1v cause physical pain or suffering in afflict with the plague Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper smite visit assail blight, plague cause to suffer a blight damage inflict damage upon 2v cause great unhappiness for; distress she was afflicted by the death of her parents Hypo\|Hyper aggrieve, grieve cause to feel sorrow tribulate oppress or trouble greatly strain, stress, try test the limits of rack stretch to the limits discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset cause to lose one's composure
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