名詞 pleurisy:

1. inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)

1. He conked out in November with pleurisy.
   他患肋膜炎于十一月份死去。

pleu.ri.sy

n.（名詞）
Inflammation of the pleura, usually occurring as a complication of a disease such as pneumonia, accompanied by accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity, chills, fever, and painful breathing and coughing.
胸膜炎：胸膜的炎癥，常作為如肺炎的并發(fā)疾病，伴隨有胸膜腔內(nèi)液體的積聚、風(fēng)寒、發(fā)熱以及呼吸疼痛和咳嗽

來源：
Middle English pluresy
中古英語 pluresy
from Old French pleuresie
源自 古法語 pleuresie
from Late Latin pleurisis
源自 后期拉丁語 pleurisis
alteration of Latin pleurotis
拉丁語 pleurotis的變化
from Greek pleuritis
源自 希臘語 pleuritis
pleura [side]
pleura [邊]
-itis [-itis]
-itis [后綴，表.炎癥.]

【引伸】
pleurit.ic