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单词 sanitation
释义

sanitation

/sanɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n /
noun [mass noun]
Conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal: they could afford to erect new dwellings with a reasonable standard of construction and sanitation...
  • Access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation, especially in the rural countryside, is limited.
  • It was not just the developing countries with their large populations and lack of adequate sanitation that wanted a solution to the problem of malaria.
  • In the absence of adequate medical services, congestion and poor sanitation may cause health hazards.

Origin

Mid 19th century: formed irregularly from sanitary.

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