英语词汇“epidemic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nadj

An epidemic is a disease that spreads rapidly among many people in a community at the same time. In the 1980s, the fast-spreading AIDS epidemic transformed life on our planet.

Epidemic can be used figuratively to refer to something that spreads or grows rapidly: an epidemic of laziness has taken over the tenth grade. This word is from French épidémique, ultimately from Greek epidēmia "staying in one place, among the people." The related word pandemic refers to a disease that spreads throughout an entire country or throughout the world.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

endemic / epidemic

Endemic and epidemic are both words that diseases love, but something endemic is found in a certain placeand is ongoing, and epidemic describes a disease that's widespread.

A disease that is endemic is found in a certain geographic region or in a specific race of people. Malaria is endemic to parts of Africa because it's hot and skeeters love it. Tay-Sachs is a genetic disease endemic to Jews and French Canadians. On the brighter side, a plant or animal can also be described as endemic to a region. If it's in the system, it's endemic:

Many relief workers who came to Haiti lived in South Asia, where cholera was endemic. (New York Times)

Catalina endemic plants are species that occur naturally on Catalina Island and nowhere else in the world. (Catalina Island Conservancy)

Epidemic describes a disease that is widespread, affecting an "atypically large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time," according to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. The disease, however eventually subsides. Here are some epidemics:

The Sunshine Coast is in the midst of a whooping cough epidemic with an average of three new cases presenting every day this year. (Sunshine Coast Daily)

But we're still talking about a huge epidemic in this country where more than half a million babies are born each year preterm. (Time)

An endemic disease is restricted to a place, as with malaria, or a people, as with Tay-Sachs. An epidemic disease may happen in a specific place, but it can spread beyond that place, as with asthma or AIDS.

WORD FAMILY

epidemic: epidemically, epidemics

USAGE EXAMPLES

"While these sweet treats might be well meaning, they are also contributing to the current obesity epidemic and poor oral health," he added.

BBC(Jan 02, 2017)

“This epidemic hits everybody, and I think my situation exemplifies that.”

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Meanwhile, the nation is in the grip of a worsening heroin epidemic.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

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

Hypo|Hyper

pandemic

an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

eruption, irruption, outbreak

a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

2adj (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

an epidemic outbreak of influenza

Syn|Ant

epiphytotic

(of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area

epizootic

(of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region

pandemic

epidemic over a wide geographical area

pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguey

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

ecdemic

of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs

endemic, endemical

of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality

enzootic

of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases

单词	epidemic
释义	epidemic (once / 1092 pages) nadj An epidemic is a disease that spreads rapidly among many people in a community at the same time. In the 1980s, the fast-spreading AIDS epidemic transformed life on our planet. Epidemic can be used figuratively to refer to something that spreads or grows rapidly: an epidemic of laziness has taken over the tenth grade. This word is from French épidémique, ultimately from Greek epidēmia "staying in one place, among the people." The related word pandemic refers to a disease that spreads throughout an entire country or throughout the world. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS endemic / epidemic Endemic and epidemic are both words that diseases love, but something endemic is found in a certain placeand is ongoing, and epidemic describes a disease that's widespread. A disease that is endemic is found in a certain geographic region or in a specific race of people. Malaria is endemic to parts of Africa because it's hot and skeeters love it. Tay-Sachs is a genetic disease endemic to Jews and French Canadians. On the brighter side, a plant or animal can also be described as endemic to a region. If it's in the system, it's endemic: Many relief workers who came to Haiti lived in South Asia, where cholera was endemic. (New York Times) Catalina endemic plants are species that occur naturally on Catalina Island and nowhere else in the world. (Catalina Island Conservancy) Epidemic describes a disease that is widespread, affecting an "atypically large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time," according to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. The disease, however eventually subsides. Here are some epidemics: The Sunshine Coast is in the midst of a whooping cough epidemic with an average of three new cases presenting every day this year. (Sunshine Coast Daily) But we're still talking about a huge epidemic in this country where more than half a million babies are born each year preterm. (Time) An endemic disease is restricted to a place, as with malaria, or a people, as with Tay-Sachs. An epidemic disease may happen in a specific place, but it can spread beyond that place, as with asthma or AIDS. WORD FAMILY epidemic: epidemically, epidemics USAGE EXAMPLES "While these sweet treats might be well meaning, they are also contributing to the current obesity epidemic and poor oral health," he added. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) “This epidemic hits everybody, and I think my situation exemplifies that.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Meanwhile, the nation is in the grip of a worsening heroin epidemic. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time Hypo\|Hyper pandemic an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world eruption, irruption, outbreak a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) 2adj (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously an epidemic outbreak of influenza Syn\|Ant epiphytotic (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area epizootic (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region pandemic epidemic over a wide geographical area pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguey likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease ecdemic of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs endemic, endemical of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality enzootic of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases
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