| 释义 |
pan·dem·ic
I. \(ˈ)pan|demik\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin pandemus pandemic (from Greek pandēmos of or belonging to all the people, from pan- + dēmos deme, populace) + English -ic — more at dem-
1.
a. : occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population
< a pandemic outbreak of malaria >
b. : affecting the majority of people in a country or a number of countries
< pandemic alarm >
2. usually capitalized [Greek pandēmos Erōs vulgar love (from pandēmos pandemic + Erōs, Greek god of love) + English -ic — more at eros] : of or relating to common or sensual love : carnal
3. : cosmopolitan 4
II. noun
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: a pandemic outbreak of a disease : an epidemic of unusual extent and severity |