endemic

英 [enˈdemɪk]

美 [enˈdemɪk]

adj.  地方性的; (某地或某集体中)特有的，流行的，难摆脱的
n.  地方病; 某地特产的植物[动物]

复数：endemics　

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11941 / COCA.12069

牛津词典

adj.

• 地方性的；（某地或某集体中）特有的，流行的，难摆脱的
  regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of
  1. Malaria is endemic in many hot countries.
     疟疾是许多气候炎热国家的流行病。
  2. Corruption is endemic in the system.
     腐败在这种制度下普遍存在。
  3. an attitude endemic among senior members of the profession
     此行业中的资深者普遍持有的看法
  4. species endemic to (= only found in) Madagascar
     马达加斯加特有的物种
  5. the endemic problem of racism
     普遍存在的种族主义问题

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （疾病）地方性的，流行的
  If a disease or illness isendemicin a place, it is frequently found among the people who live there.
  1. Polio was then endemic among children my age.
     那时小儿麻痹症在我这个年纪的孩子中很常见。
• ADJ-GRADED (情况、问题)常见的,流行的
  If you say that a condition or problem isendemic, you mean that it is very common and strong, and cannot be dealt with easily.
  1. Street crime is virtually endemic in large cities.
     街头犯罪近乎是大城市的通病。
  2. ...powerful radicals with an endemic hatred and fear of the West.
     普遍仇恨又惧怕西方世界的势力强大的激进分子

英英释义

noun

• a plant that is native to a certain limited area
  1. it is an endemic found only this island
• a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
  Synonym:endemic disease

adj

• originating where it is found
  1. the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
  2. autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
  3. endemic folkways
  4. the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
  Synonym:autochthonalautochthonicautochthonousindigenous
• native to or confined to a certain region
  1. the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
• of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
  1. diseases endemic to the tropics
  2. endemic malaria
  3. food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world
  Synonym:endemical

双语例句

• The Greek political landscape is ingrained with vested interests, endemic kleptocracy and bribery.
  既得利益、地方盗贼统治和贿赂在希腊政治格局中根深蒂固。
• With the efforts for many years, great achievements have been made in the prevention of the endemic diseases.
  经过多年的努力，地方病防治工作取得了很大成绩。
• Objective To understand the effects of water improvement to reduce fluoride of endemic fluorosis in Chenzhou.
  目的了解郴州市地方性氟中毒改水降氟效果，以及改水设施的管理和使用情况。
• Schistosomiasis is endemic in74 developing countries, according to the World Health Organization.
  据世界卫生组织资料统计，血吸虫病在全球74个发展中国家流行。
• He said that racism is endemic in this country.
  他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• The virus is endemic in tropical regions of Africa and the Americas.
  该病毒在非洲和美洲的热带地区呈地方性流行。
• With reason: of its once 120 endemic birds, 40% are now extinct.
  这是有原因的：该国曾有120种本土鸟类，现在40%都灭绝了。
• Plague is endemic in many countries in Africa, in the former Soviet Union, the Americas and Asia.
  鼠疫在非洲、前苏联、美洲和亚洲的许多国家流行。
• FMD is endemic in many countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and parts of South America.
  口蹄疫是非洲、中东、亚洲和南美洲部分地区许多国家的地方病。
• Objective to explore the current research and the developing trend on molecular mechanism of endemic fluorosis skeletal fluorosis.
  摘要目的了解氟骨症发生的分子机理的研究现状和发展趋势。