- 釋義
- 同反義
名詞
- 1. 傳染病; 流行病 an epidemic of influenza/yellow fever 流感／黃熱病的流行
- 2. 蔓延 an epidemic of crime has infected the town 犯罪活動在城裡氾濫成災
形容詞
- 1. 氾濫的 the problem has reached epidemic proportions 該問題已到了氾濫成災的程度
同義詞
1. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
- outbreak
- , plague
- , scourge
- , infestation
- , widespread illness/disease
- , pandemic
- , epizootic
- , recrudescence
- , boutade
2. a sudden, widespread occurrence of an undesirable phenomenon
知識+
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because of epidemics they are
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英文相近字的用法差別 epidemic 跟 pandemic
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