health: [OE] Etymologically, health is the ‘state of being whole’. The word was formed in prehistoric Germanic times from the adjective *khailaz, ancestor of modern English whole. To this was added the abstract noun suffix *-itha, producing *khailitha, whence English health. The verb heal [OE] comes from the same source. => heal, whole
health (n.)
Old English h?lt "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well," from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- "whole, uninjured, of good omen" (cognates: Old English hal "hale, whole;" Old Norse heill "healthy;" Old English halig, Old Norse helge "holy, sacred;" Old English h?lan "to heal"). With Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)). Of physical health in Middle English, but also "prosperity, happiness, welfare; preservation, safety." An abstract noun to whole, not to heal. Meaning "a salutation" (in a toast, etc.) wishing one welfare or prosperity is from 1590s. Health food is from 1848.
雙語例句
1. His wife Cheryl said she had no worries about his health.
他的妻子謝里爾說她并不擔(dān)心他的健康。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The service covers contraceptive advice and health checks, and is available free.
服務(wù)項目包括避孕建議和健康檢查，并且免費(fèi)提供。
來自柯林斯例句
3. His moodiness may have been caused by his poor health.
他的喜怒無常可能是身體欠佳所致。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Curiously, the struggle to survive has greatly improved her health.
奇怪的是，她拼命求生的抗?fàn)幨沟盟慕】禒顩r大有好轉(zhuǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Steps taken now to maximise your health will pay dividends later on.