名詞 gout:

1. a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
   同義詞：gouty arthritis, urarthritis

1. Forthwith there escaped a multitude of plagues for hapless man- such as gout, rheumatism, and colic for his body, and envy, spite, and revenge for his mind- and scattered themselves for and wide.
   立刻從里面沖出一大群使人遭受不幸的災(zāi)難－－如折磨人肉體的痛風(fēng)、風(fēng)濕、腹痛; 折磨人心靈的忌妒、怨恨、復(fù)仇－－－向四方飛散。
2. He was a martyr to gout.
   他受盡痛風(fēng)之折磨。
3. He has been confined two months by gout.
   他因痛風(fēng)病已臣慶兩個月了。
4. Gout is a form of arthritis.
   痛風(fēng)是關(guān)節(jié)炎的一種。

gout

n.（名詞）
Pathology A disturbance of uric-acid metabolism occurring predominantly in males, characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, especially of the feet and hands, and arthritic attacks resulting from elevated levels of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urate crystals around the joints. The condition can become chronic and result in deformity.
【病理學(xué)】 痛風(fēng)：主要發(fā)生在男性身上的一種尿酸新陳代謝障礙病，主要特征是關(guān)節(jié)疼痛發(fā)炎，特別是足部和手部的關(guān)節(jié)，由于血液中尿酸增多和關(guān)節(jié)周圍的尿酸鹽沉積而導(dǎo)致了關(guān)節(jié)的疼痛。這種狀況持久了就變成慢性病并能導(dǎo)致殘廢
A large blob or clot:
一滴、一團(tuán)或一塊：
例句：
.and makes it bleed great gouts of blood.(Oscar Wilde)
.使它一大股一大股地流血.(奧斯卡·懷爾德)

來源：
Middle English goute
中古英語 goute
from Old French [drop, gout]
源自 古法語 [滴，塊]
from Medieval Latin gutta
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 gutta
from Latin [drop (from the belief that gout was caused by drops of morbid humors)]
源自 拉丁語 [來源于這么一個說法：痛風(fēng)是人的心情不好而造成的]

【引伸】
gout.iness
n.（名詞）
gout.y
adj.（形容詞）