endemic
UK/en'demik/US
GREC1
Definitions
adj.
Regularly found in and confined to a particular place or population.
地方性的，某地或某群体特有且长期存在的。
adj.
(of a disease) constantly present within a region at a stable level.
（疾病）地方性流行的，在某地区长期稳定存在的。
n.
A plant, animal, or disease native to a particular place.
某地特有的动植物或地方病。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveden- (in) + dem (people/place) + -ic = '(living) in one population or region.' Unlike an epidemic that breaks out and fades, an endemic disease or species is a permanent local resident — it never really leaves.
Root demo still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.endemic to……特有的
- 2.endemic species特有物种
- 3.endemic disease地方病
- 4.endemic corruption根深蒂固的腐败
Example Sentences
- 1.
Malaria is endemic in many tropical regions.
- 2.
These birds are endemic to a single island.
- 3.
Corruption had become endemic in the system.