epidemic

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n. 传染病, 流行病 a. 流行的, 传染性的

发音

US /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/

词形变化

epidemics 复数 epidemics more epidemic 比较级 most epidemic 最高级

别名

epidemy epidemick epidemical

教材释义与例句

名词

传染病；流行病；风尚等的流行

形容词

流行的；传染性的

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.

    流行病

    瘟疫

  2. 2.

    An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.

    医学
  3. 3.

    A heightened occurrence of anything harmful.

    非正式 引申义
  4. 4.

    The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population.

    比喻
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans.

  2. 2.

    Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.

    比喻

    Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

outbreak eruption irruption

下位词 1

pandemic
形容词

反义词 2

endemic ecdemic

近义相关 7

pandemic epiphytotic epizootic pestiferous pestilent pestilential plaguey

相关短语

epidemic polyarthritis epidemic nephropathy epidemic roseola [医] 流行性蔷薇疹, 风疹 epidemic threshold epidemic curve epidemic curves [医] 流行曲线 virgin soil epidemic

词源

From French épidémique, from épidémie, from Medieval Latin epidēmia, reanalysis of plural Late Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). By surface analysis, epi- (“on”) + demic (“of the people”).

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