endemic
UK/en'demik/US
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释义
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。
词根拆分
词根派生en-（在……之内）+ dem（人民/地方）+ -ic = '常驻于某一人群或地区'。不同于来去匆匆的 epidemic，endemic 的疾病或物种是当地的'常住居民'——根本赶不走。
词根 demo 还连着 9 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Malaria is endemic in many tropical regions.
疟疾在许多热带地区是地方病。
- 2.
These birds are endemic to a single island.
这些鸟类是某座岛屿特有的物种。
- 3.
Corruption had become endemic in the system.
腐败在该体制中已根深蒂固。