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[秒針] second hand【C】.II[病身] invalidism【U】病弱, 病身.▲I have two objections: first, she is too old, and, second, she is sick. 私には反対する理由が2つある. 第1に彼女が年をとりすぎていること, 第2は病身であることだ.秒針
second hand (of clock)
病身
weak constitution
ill health* * *Iびょうしん【病身】invalidism〖U〗病弱, 病身.II▲I have two objections: first, she is too old, and, second, she is sick. 私には反対する理由が2つある. 第1に彼女が年をとりすぎていること, 第2は病身であることだ.
びょうしん【秒針】second hand〖C〗.* * *Iびょうしん【秒針】《have》 a second hand.IIびょうしん【病身】a sickly [weak] constitution; ill [poor, delicate] health; infirmity; invalidism.~の sickly; weak; weakly; invalid; infirm; shaky.●病身の私が参加するわけにもいかない. I'm not strong enough to go. | My health is too poor [shaky] for me to attend.
●この子は病身です. This child is weak [has a sickly constitution]. | He [She] often gets sick [《文》 is susceptible to ill health].
・彼女は病身だ. Her health is poor [frail]. | She's in poor health.
・病身者は長生きする. People with weak constitutions have long lives [live into old age].
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.