acne

acme书写讹误，转指医学用语，痤疮，粉刺。

acne

acne: [19] It is ironic that acne, that represents a low point in many teenagers’ lives, comes from acme, ‘the highest point’. The Greeks used akme, which literally meant ‘point’, for referring to spots on the face, but when it came to be rendered into Latin it was mistransliterated as acnē, and the error has stuck. (Acme comes, incidentally, from an Indo-European base *ak- ‘be pointed’, and thus is related to acid, edge, and oxygen.)
=> acid, acme, edge, oxygen

acne (n.)

1813, from Modern Latin, from aknas, a 6c. Latin clerical misreading of Greek akmas, accusative plural of akme "point" (see acme). The "pointed" pimples are the source of the medical use.

1. Severe shock can bring on an attack of acne.

严重的惊吓会造成痤疮突发。

2. Acne often clears up after the first three months of pregnancy.

粉刺在怀孕3个月后往往会自动消失。

3. Students often find that their acne flares up before and during exams.

学生们经常发现在考前和考试期间他们的粉刺会严重起来。

4. Many kids suffer from acne and angst.

许多年轻人都会受到青春痘和焦虑的困扰。

5. Acne often clears up with a change in diet.

痤疮常常会随着饮食的改变而消失.