endemic

[[endemic]]

\en-'de-mik

(1) Found only in a given place or region..某地特有的； 地方性的

(2) Often found in a given occupation, area. or environment.某职业, 区或环境特有的

• Malaria remains endemic in tropical regions around the world.疟疾仍世界上热带地区的地方病

With its en prefix, endemic means literally "in the population. " Since the Tasmanian devil is found in the wild exclusively in Tasmania, scientists say it is "endemic to" that island. But the word can also mean simply "common" or "typical"; so we can say that corruption is endemic in the government of a country, that colds are "endemic in" nursery school, or that love of Barbie dolls is "endemic among" young American girls, Don't confuse endemic with epidemic; something can be endemic in a region for centuries without ever "exploding. "endemic 的前缀是 en,它的字面意思是“在人群中”,由于塔斯马尼亚恶魔 (袋獾) 只在塔斯马尼亚的野外被发现,所以科学家们说它是该岛“特有的”。但这个词也可以简单地表示“常见的“或“典型的”;所以我们可以说腐败现象是一个国家政府的“常见病”,感冒是幼儿园的“通病”,或者对芭比娃娃的喜爱是美国年轻女孩的“通病”。不要把 endemic (地方病) 与 epidemic (流行病) 混为一谈;某些东西可以在一个地区流行若干世纪,但从未“爆发”。