gout
/gaʊt/noun
1
- mass noun a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet, deposition of chalk-stones, and episodes of acute pain痛风。
2
- poetic/literary a drop or spot, especially of blood, smoke, or flame〈诗/文〉（尤指血液、烟雾或火焰的）一滴;一点：
gouts of flame and phlegm.
团团的火焰和黏液。
派生词
goutiness
noungouty
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French goute, from medieval Latin gutta, literally'drop' (because gout was believed to be caused by the dropping of diseased matter from the blood into the joints).