Hello,It is strange to me.In {I'm very concerned about the state of her health.}, strange to say, the state of her health should give cause for concern!Could tell me the meaning of health here?Thank you for your help.
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Health = body condition.
— Mister Micawber
Health = body condition.
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But in ESL and my country it is considered as "being fit".And it may be the reason that the healthy means strong. Why can it not have an little effect on you to make the fault sense of it to you?
I can see how this could be confusing. The adjective "healthy" implies good health. But the noun "health" can be good or bad.
"Are you generally in good health?" ("Are you healthy?") "No, I've always suffered from poor health. I've been sickly all my life." "She's gotten very thin and pale. I'm worried about her health."
Yes, in the situation given by you, the last line has a sense to me that you mean that "I am worried about the condition of her with regard to her disease". ...........By the way, [be worried about] and [be sorry for / be afraid that] are different from each other in logic?..............Be worried about A --------means be worried on the subject of A;..........................Be sorried for or be
In your line------No, I've suffered from poor health. --------that enlightens me to know the preposition of "from" may show the two directions : 1. one suffers from what ; 2. something or someone protects the one to suffer from what; 3. something / someone prevents the one reaching as far as one's aim, that means keep the one away from reaching as far as one's aim ;