healthy

Compared meaning: strong and full of energy (adjective).

比较义项：健康的、有活力的（形容词）。

• healthy 本词

  The general, all-purpose word for good health; used for people, animals, food, or lifestyle, and works in almost any context.

  最通用、适用范围最广的“健康”一词，可用于人、动物、食物或生活方式，几乎在任何语境中都适用。

  Getting enough sleep every night is one of the best ways to stay healthy.

  每晚睡眠充足是保持健康的最佳方法之一。

• ruddy

  Describes a person's face or complexion having a healthy reddish color, usually from cold weather, outdoor work, or good circulation; not used for general health.

  形容人的脸色或气色因寒冷天气、户外劳作或血液循环良好而呈现健康的红润色泽，不用于泛指整体健康。

  The farmer had a ruddy face from years of working outdoors.

  这位农夫常年在户外劳作，脸色红润。

• bouncing

  Almost always used before 'baby' to describe an infant who is lively, plump, and clearly thriving; rarely used for adults or in serious writing.

  几乎总是用在“baby”之前，形容婴儿活泼、健壮、显然茁壮成长；很少用于成年人或正式书面语。

  They welcomed a bouncing baby boy into the family last week.

  他们家上周迎来了一个活蹦乱跳的健康男婴。

• hale

  A formal, old-fashioned word for being strong and vigorous, almost always paired with 'hearty' and used for older people who remain in remarkably good health.

  一个较为正式、略显过时的词，表示强壮而有活力，几乎总是与“hearty”连用，多用来形容年长者依然十分健康。

  At ninety, she is still hale and hearty, tending her garden every day.

  九十岁的她依然精神矍铄、身体硬朗，每天都在打理花园。

Healthy, ruddy, bouncing, and hale can all describe good physical condition. Healthy is the general, all-purpose word. Ruddy describes a reddish, healthy-looking face, often from cold weather. Bouncing is almost always used before baby, for a lively infant. Hale describes a strong, healthy older person.

这四个词都可以形容“健康、有活力”的状态，但侧重点各不相同：ruddy 侧重气色红润，bouncing 侧重婴儿活蹦乱跳，hale 侧重年长者依然硬朗，healthy 则是最通用的说法。这里不比较 healthy 表示“兴旺、良好”（如 a healthy economy）的用法，不比较 bouncing 表示物体“弹跳”的字面义，也不比较 ruddy 在英式口语中作温和骂人语（如 a ruddy fool）的用法。