恶化

• 拼音: è huà
• 汉字拆解: 恶 = 亚 + 心 — bad/evil; 化 = 亻(person upright) + 匕 (person bent) — to transform, one person's posture changing into another's

含义

To worsen; to deteriorate; to get worse. A decline in condition, quality, or relations.

恶化 applies to health, relationships, environmental conditions, and geopolitical situations. It can be intransitive (情况恶化 — the situation worsened) or used in a transitive sense (pollution worsening the environment). Common in news reports and policy documents.

例句

1. 患者的病情在昨夜突然恶化，医生紧急实施了抢救措施。
2. 两国关系因边界争端而持续恶化，双边贸易额也随之大幅缩减。
3. 工业污染导致当地生态环境日益恶化，政府已下令关停数家违规工厂。

用法指南

语境: health, diplomacy, environment, crisis

语气: concerned

正确说法

• 全球气候变暖导致极端天气事件频发，生态系统持续恶化，这已成为人类共同面临的最严峻挑战之一。(Global warming has led to increasingly frequent extreme weather events and the continuous deterioration of ecosystems, which has become one of the most serious challenges facing humanity.)
• 谈判陷入僵局后，双方互相指责，外交关系进一步恶化，最终导致大使级别的外交交流被迫中断。(After the talks reached a deadlock, both sides accused each other and diplomatic relations deteriorated further, ultimately forcing a suspension of ambassador-level diplomatic exchanges.)

错误说法

• 他的心情恶化了 — 恶化 is typically reserved for objective, measurable conditions rather than subjective emotional states; for emotions use 情绪变得更差 or 心情越来越糟

起源与历史

恶 (bad/evil) + 化 (to change/become) — to change in the direction of badness; to become worse

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal