首页英语词典epidemicepidemic的意思

epidemic

英 [epɪ'demɪk] 美[,ɛpɪ'dɛmɪk]

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近义词infectious catching widespread

adj. 流行的；传染性的
n. 传染病；流行病；风尚等的流行

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复数: epidemics;

中文词源

epidemic 流行的

epi-, 在上，在中。-demo, 人民，词源同demotic, democracy.

英英释意

1. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

英文词源

epidemic: epidemic: [17] An epidemic is literally something that has an effect ‘among the people’. The word comes from French épidémique, a derivative of the noun épidémie, which goes back via late Latin epidēmia to Greek epidēmíā ‘disease prevalent among the people’. This was a noun use of epidémios, a compound adjective formed from the prefix epí- ‘among’ and demos ‘people’ (source of English democracy).
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epidemic (adj.): c. 1600, "common to or affecting a whole people," originally and usually, though not etymologically, in reference to diseases, from French épidémique, from épidemié "an epidemic disease," from Medieval Latin epidemia, from Greek epidemia "a stay in a place; prevalence of an epidemic disease" (especially the plague), from epi "among, upon" (see epi-) + demos "people, district" (see demotic).
epidemic (n.): 1757, "an epidemic disease, a temporary prevalence of a disease throughout a community," from epidemic (adj.); earlier epideme (see epidemy). An Old English noun for this (persisting in Middle English) was man-cwealm.

考试真题

PepsiCo is to spend billions of dollars to develop drinks and snacks and reformulate existing ones with lower sugar, salt and fat, as consumers demand healthier options and regulatory pressure intensifies amid an obesity epidemic.

The spread of epidemics to their homeland.

To call stress an epidemic isn't exaggeration.

Currently, there’s mounting criticism of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, which fights childhood obesity by encouraging youngsters to become more physically active, and it signed on singer Beyonce and basketball player Shaquille O’Neal, both of whom also endorse sodas which are a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.

If the virus had been capable of spreading through the air, or if one infected person had unknowingly entered a large population center, Ebola might have become a worldwide epidemic.

With no known vaccination or cure available, it seems only a matter of time until another epidemic erupts

Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.

Harris says that American education is suffering from an epidemic of "fake math"—an emphasis on the rote memorization of formulas and steps, rather than an understanding of how math can influence the ways we see the world.

To call stress an epidemic isn't exaggeration.

Yet it is precisely these non-celebrity influentials who,according to the two-step-flow theory,are supposed to drive social epidemics by influcencing their friends and colleagues directly.

In their recent work,however,some researchers have come up with the finding that influentials have far less impact on social epidemics than is generally supposed.

In his book The Tipping Point,Malcolm Aladuell argues that social epidemics are driven in large part by the acting of a tiny minority of special individuals,often called influentials,who are unusually informed,persuasive,or well-connected.

For a social epidemic to occur,however,each person so affected,must then influence his or her own acquaintances,who must in turn influence theirs,and so on;and just how many others pay attention to each of these people has little to do with the initial influential.

Now utopia has grown unfashionable, as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us, from asteroid strike to epidemic flu and to climate change.

But the epidemic is "moderate" in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organization's director general, with the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a full recovery, often in the absence of any medical treatment.

For a social epidemic to occur, however, each person so affected must then influence his or her own acquaintances, who must in turn influence theirs, and so on: and just how many others pay attention to each of these people has little to do with the initi

given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent, that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year—a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.

It is the first worldwide epidemic designated by the World Health Organization in 41 years.

The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on June 11, 2009.

实用场景例句

an epidemic of crime in the inner cities: 市内中心区犯罪活动盛行

Car theft is now reaching epidemic proportions .: 汽车偷盗现已近泛滥成灾。

an epidemic of measles: 麻疹的流行

the outbreak of a flu epidemic: 流感的爆发

Drug experts say it could spell the end of the crack epidemic.: 禁毒专家说它可能会结束强效可卡因吸食泛滥的局面。

...an epidemic of serial killings...: 连环杀人现象的猖獗

...a killer epidemic of yellow fever.: 致命的黄热病的流行

A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.: 一场流感正席卷莫斯科。

The World Health Organisation ( WHO ) calls it an " epidemic ".: 世界卫生组织称车祸为 “ 流行病 ”.

The epidemic nearly dispeopled the city.: 这场传染病几于城市成为空城.

The epidemic tends to spread from the south to the north.: 这项流行性疾病的趋势是从南向北扩散.

Therefore, the AIDS epidemic the country, economic output and national income decline sharply.: 因此, 在艾滋病肆虐的国家, 经济总量和国民收入大幅滑坡.

Also they put some medicines against an influenza epidemic in an envelope.: 他们还在一个信封里放了一些防止一种流行性感冒的药品.

Objective To understand the epidemic characteristics of malignant tumor death in registered population of city.: 目的掌握珠海市户籍人群主要恶性肿瘤死亡的流行特征.

In the street, he saw two demons bringing an epidemic.: 他看到街上有两个魔鬼带来了瘟疫.

Zimbabwe faces a cholera epidemic, outbreak that also frightens threatens its neighbors.: 津巴布韦正面临着霍乱的爆发,并威胁着邻国的安全.

The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.: 当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围.

A typhus epidemic struck in the winter of 1919–20.: 1919至1920年的冬天斑疹伤寒症流行.

That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.: 那种传染病早已绝迹.

The Sanitary Board tries to stamp out the epidemic.: 卫生局试图消灭这种流行病.

The epidemic swept off most of the villagers.: 那场传染病夺去了大部分村民的生命.

This was a light epidemic of flu and there was no danger if you avoided pneumonia.: 这是轻度流感,只要当心不引起肺炎,就无危险.

the containment of the epidemic: 对流行病的控制

the outbreak of a flu epidemic: 流感的爆发

They estimated that between 17,000 and 20,000 cows would die before the epidemic had run its course.: 他们估计在流行病结束之前会有17,000到20,000头牛死去。

Drug experts say it could spell the end of the crack epidemic.: 禁毒专家说它可能会结束强效可卡因吸食泛滥的局面。

The AIDS epidemic further stigmatised gays.: 艾滋病的流行让人们更加瞧不起男同性恋者。

Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area.: 卫生官员成功地将疫情控制在塔巴廷加地区。

It is feared that a similar epidemic will soon reach the shores of Europe.: 人们担心类似的流行病很快会传到欧洲。

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