“不治之症”常见的英文表达是 “incurable disease” 。其中,“incurable” 意思是“无法治愈的;不治之症的” ,“disease” 表示“疾病”。
另外,也可用 “untreatable illness” 来表达,“untreatable” 意为“无法治疗的;不能治愈的” ,“illness” 同样指“疾病”。
例句:
Cancer used to be considered an incurable disease, but now there are more and more treatment options.(癌症过去被认为是不治之症,但现在有越来越多的治疗方法。)
This rare genetic disorder is an untreatable illness that often leads to a short lifespan.(这种罕见的遗传性疾病是一种不治之症,往往会导致患者寿命缩短 。)