疼痛英文怎麼說？位置、程度、感覺與持續時間

很多華語使用者描述疼痛時習慣只說「I have pain.」或「very pain」，但英語醫療場景需要更具體：是哪一種痛？哪裡痛？多痛？痛多久了？這篇把疼痛拆成 4 個面向，給你一套自然、不誇張、不亂用診斷詞的英文說法。

本文僅教英文溝通，不提供醫療診斷或治療建議；如出現劇烈、突發、胸悶或無法忍受的疼痛，請立即就醫或撥打當地急救電話。

核心單字表

English term 中文意思 例句
sharp 銳痛、像被刺到 It's a sharp pain when I breathe in.
dull 鈍痛、悶悶的 I have a dull ache in my lower back.
throbbing 一陣一陣抽痛 It's a throbbing pain on the right side of my head.
burning 灼熱感 I feel a burning pain in my chest.
cramping 絞痛、抽筋般 I get cramping pain in my stomach.
stabbing 像被刀刺 It feels like a stabbing pain.
aching 痠痛 My whole body is aching.
tender 一壓就痛 It's tender when I press here.
radiate 放射、延伸出去 The pain radiates down my left arm.

必背句型

  1. The pain is right here.（痛就在這裡。）（可同時用手指）
  2. It hurts when I [ACTION].（我做 ___ 的時候會痛。）
  3. It feels like a [QUALITY] pain.（這是一種 ___ 的痛。）
  4. The pain comes and goes.（這個痛時有時無。）
  5. The pain is constant.（一直在痛、沒停過。）
  6. It started [TIME] ago.（___ 前開始的。）
  7. On a scale of 1 to 10, it's about a [NUMBER].（1 到 10 分大約 ___ 分。）
  8. The pain radiates to my [BODY PART].（痛會延伸到我的 ___。）
  9. I've never had pain like this before.（我以前沒這樣痛過。）
  10. It's worse when I move.（我一動就更痛。）
  11. Pressing here makes it worse.（壓這裡會更痛。）
  12. It wakes me up at night.（晚上會痛醒。）

錯誤說法 vs 自然說法

不太自然 自然好用
I have very big pain. I'm in a lot of pain. / The pain is severe.
My head is broken. I have a really bad headache.
Hot pain in my chest. A burning pain in my chest.
Pain is jumping. The pain comes and goes.
Pain is moving to my arm. The pain radiates to my arm.

情境對話

Doctor: Can you tell me about the pain?（可以描述一下疼痛嗎？） Patient: It started two days ago. It's a dull ache in my lower back, but sometimes it becomes sharp when I bend down.（兩天前開始的，是腰部鈍痛，但彎腰時會變成刺痛。） Doctor: Does it spread anywhere?（會延伸到別的地方嗎？） Patient: Yes, it sometimes radiates down my right leg.（會，有時會延伸到右腿。） Doctor: On a scale of 1 to 10?（1 到 10 分？） Patient: Resting it's about a 3, but a 7 when I move.（休息時大約 3，動的時候大約 7。）

可替換句型模板

  • I have a [QUALITY] pain in my [LOCATION].
    • I have a sharp pain in my right side.
    • I have a throbbing pain behind my eyes.
  • The pain is worse when I [ACTION] and better when I [ACTION].
    • The pain is worse when I cough and better when I lie still.
  • It's been [DURATION] and it's [GETTING WORSE / GETTING BETTER / ABOUT THE SAME].
    • It's been three days and it's getting worse.

小練習

  1. 用英文描述：「胸口有一陣灼熱感，吃完飯後特別嚴重。」 答： I have a burning pain in my chest, and it's worse after meals.
  2. 用英文描述：「右下腹一壓就痛，1–10 分大概 6 分。」 答： My lower right belly is tender when I press it. It's about a 6 out of 10.
  3. 用英文描述：「左邊頭一陣一陣抽痛，已經三天了。」 答： I've had a throbbing pain on the left side of my head for three days.

看診前可複製的英文整理表

My pain today

  • Location: ___
  • Quality (circle): sharp / dull / throbbing / burning / cramping / stabbing / aching
  • Severity now: ___ / 10
  • Severity at worst: ___ / 10
  • Started: ___ (when)
  • Constant or comes and goes: ___
  • Worse with: ___
  • Better with: ___
  • Radiates to: ___
  • Wakes me up at night: yes / no

延伸閱讀

  • 如何用英文描述症狀？醫師最需要聽到的 7 個重點
  • 持續時間英文：症狀從什麼時候開始、多久了、是否反覆
  • 嚴重程度英文：mild, moderate, severe 與 1 到 10 分疼痛量表
  • 伴隨症狀英文：發燒、頭暈、噁心、麻木、呼吸困難

再次提醒：本文僅教英文溝通技巧，不能取代醫師判斷。若疼痛突然劇烈、伴隨胸悶、呼吸困難、暈厥或無力，請立刻就醫。