时间: 2025-05-06 03:34:10
美: [,ɛpɪ'dɛmɪk]
英: [epɪ'demɪk]
adj. 流行的;传染性的
n. 传染病;流行病;风尚等的流行
最后更新时间:2025-05-06 03:34:10
词源分析:Epidemic 源自希腊语“epidēmia”,由“epi”(在……之上)和“dēmos”(人民、群众)组成,意指“在人民中间的”(disease)或“流行的”。
历史背景:该词首次被记录使用是在17世纪,用于描述在特定地区内流行的传染病。文献中最早的记录可能与描述某些流行病的医学文献相关。
课本:该单词常见于初中和高中英语教材,尤其在涉及健康和科学的单元中。牛津和美国的教材中通常会在高中阶段介绍该词汇,特别在生物和公共卫生课程中。
正式与非正式语境:在正式语境下,"epidemic"常用于医学、公共卫生报告、政策讨论等领域。例如,"The government has declared a public health emergency due to the epidemic."(政府因疫情宣布公共卫生紧急状态)。在非正式语境中,可能用作比喻,形容某种现象的广泛传播,如“social media trends can spread like an epidemic”。
特殊场合:在科学和医疗领域,"epidemic"常常用于描述传染病的流行,例如流感、COVID-19等。法律文献中,可能涉及公共卫生法和政策的讨论。
The flu epidemic affected thousands of people last winter.
(去冬流感疫情影响了成千上万的人。)
Health officials are working to control the epidemic before it spreads further.
(卫生官员正在努力控制疫情,以防其进一步蔓延。)
An epidemic of obesity is a growing concern in many countries.
(肥胖的流行在许多国家已成为日益严重的问题。)
The authorities declared an epidemic after a sudden spike in cases.
(在病例突然激增后,当局宣布进入疫情状态。)
During the epidemic, hospitals were overwhelmed with patients.
(在疫情期间,医院被病人淹没。)
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反义词:
通过以上各个方面的学*,可以全面理解并运用单词 "epidemic"。
[N-COUNT] If there is an epidemic of a particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas. (疾病的) 流行
例:A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.一场流感正席卷莫斯科。
[[表不满]] If an activity that you disapprove of is increasing or spreading rapidly, you can refer to this as an epidemic of that activity. (坏事的) 盛行
例:...an epidemic of serial killings.…连环谋杀的盛行。