- (formal) a serious problem严重问题；痼疾 synonym ill
- Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society.暴力犯罪仅仅是困扰现代社会的严重问题之一。🔊🔊
- (old use) an illness疾病Topics Illnessc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French maladie, from malade ‘sick’, based on Latin male ‘ill’ + habitus ‘having (as a condition)’.