病根 meaning in English
1.(病源; 没有完全治好的旧病) the lingering effect of a chronic disease; an old complaint; an incompletely cured illness; cause of disease
2.(比喻能引起失败或灾祸的原因) the root cause of trouble 短语和例子
Examples
- His error stems from selfishness .
他犯错误的病根在于私心太重。 - You know you have to take medicine if you are to be cured of the disease .
你知道要想解除病根，就必须坚持吃药。 - "the real culprit," one historian has argued, "was the system itself" .
一个历史学家争辩道，“真正的病根在于这个制度本身。” - They opened up his stomach to get at the source of the trouble
他们给他的胃开了刀，以找出病根。 - To know the disease is half the cure
找出病根等于治愈了一半。