| 单词 | inoculation |
| 释义 | inoculation (once / 5840 pages) n That nasty jab the doctor gave you as a kid was an inoculation — that is, a preventative measure against disease. Equally well known as a "vaccination." Inoculation is a fancy word from the Latin term Inoculationem, meaning "engrafting" or "budding." That is exactly what an inoculation is — the grafting of a milder form of some horrible disease in you that will prevent you from getting a far nastier version. Inoculation and its various forms has also taken on a metaphorical meaning of being protected against something, as in the American politician Alan K. Simpson's quote that "an educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug." WORD FAMILYinoculation: inoculations+/inoculate: inoculated, inoculates, inoculating, inoculation, inoculator/inoculator: inoculators USAGE EXAMPLESTen million inoculations, then, would require at least a swimming pool’s worth of bacteria—achievable, but a formidable challenge. The New Yorker(Aug 15, 2016) Despite the inoculation of hundreds of animals and their observation for many years, no clear evidence of transmission was obtained55, 101. Nature(Nov 08, 2016) The toll of performance requires an arm brace, inoculations and physical therapy. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) n taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease Syn|Hyper vaccination immunisation, immunization the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) |
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