herd immunity

短语

[医] 群体免疫

发音

UK /ˈhəːd ɪˈmjuːnɪti/
其它
US /ˈhɚd ɪˈmjunəti/
US /-ɾi/

词形变化

herd immunities 复数 herd immunities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having survived the infection or through vaccination.

    群体免疫

    可数 不可数 医学

词源

From herd + immunity, first identified in herds of cattle.

来源：wiktionary