deafness [ˈdɛfnɪs]

例句:

• His deafness is a great affliction to him.
  耳聋使他非常痛苦.
  
• Because of her deafness she was hard to make conversation with.
  因为她的耳聋，别人很难与她交谈。
  
• His deafness cut him off from his family and friends.
  耳聋使他断绝了与亲戚朋友的交流.
  
• Beethoven's deafness increased his mistrust of other human beings.
  来自A. Storr
• Four of the suspect cases had single-sided deafness.
  来自THETIMES
• With the most common causes the onset of deafness is sudden.
  来自BBC