of the nature of the illness from which his friend was suffering,
不知道他的朋友得的是什么病，
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 28 Patients and doctors
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
n. 疾病;某种具体疾病;不健康;
💡 ill有病的+ ness 表名词，“性质，状态，”通常加在形容词后面 → n.病，疾病
"The illness damaged his Action Man image."
这场病损害了他那爱打拼的形象。
近义：ill, infirmity, malady, pang, sickness, aching
反义：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
n. 受苦，遭难;苦楚，苦难;令人痛苦的事;
v. 受苦(suffer的现在分词);蒙受;
adj. 受苦的;患病的;
💡 suf在下面+fer带+ ing表名词 →suffer带到下面去受苦+ing表名词\r\n → 受难
"He was suffering from chronic bronchitis."
他患有慢性支气管炎。
近义：heartache, heartbreak, misery, oppression, oppressiveness, pain
反义：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
n. 朋友，友人;资助者;助手;近亲;
v. <诗>与…为友;
💡 星期五(fri)和 朋友结束(end)友谊(friendship) 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：fiend n.魔鬼, 魔王, 撒旦, 邪神, 能手, 成癖者 说明
"a close ally and friend of the prime minister"
首相的一个亲密盟友和伙伴
近义：mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
反义：opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe