malady

1. N-COUNT A malady is an illness or disease. 疾病[老式]

He was stricken at twenty-one with a crippling malady. 二十一岁时腿瘸疾病让他受到重击。

2. N-COUNT In written English, people sometimes use maladies to refer to serious problems in a society or situation. 固疾; 弊病

When apartheid is over the maladies will linger on. 种族隔离废止后，这种社会弊病还会继续。