病、癮的「復發」在英文裡是用relapse這個字
這個字可當動詞也可當名詞
當動詞時唸 [rɪˋlæps]，當名詞時唸 [ˋrilæps]
它是指病情有好轉之後再復發
或是癮頭戒掉一陣子後又破戒
像我們之前提過的fall off the wagon (酒癮又犯了)也可以說relapse (v.) / have a relapse (n.)
它也可以指又回到之前的狀態或行為
我們來造些句：
這個字可當動詞也可當名詞
當動詞時唸 [rɪˋlæps]，當名詞時唸 [ˋrilæps]
它是指病情有好轉之後再復發
或是癮頭戒掉一陣子後又破戒
像我們之前提過的fall off the wagon (酒癮又犯了)也可以說relapse (v.) / have a relapse (n.)
它也可以指又回到之前的狀態或行為
我們來造些句：
He was clean for a while, but he is relapsing.
(他有一陣子沒碰毒品/酒，但現在他又開始吸毒/喝酒了。)
Her cancer was in remission for five years, but she had a relapse last year.
(她的癌症有五年的時間沒發作，但去年又復發了。)
Dylan has had several relapses in the past few years. It’s difficult for a drug addict to quit by himself.
(迪倫在過去幾年裡已經破戒好幾次了。靠自己戒毒是很困難的。)
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