英语词汇“endemic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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If you want to underscore just how commonly found and present something is within a particular place, try the word endemic. Tight pants are endemic in my lunch room!

Although endemic meaning "prevalent" often describes a plant or disease, it can also refer to something less tangible and more unwanted such as violence or poverty. Many complain of endemic corruption in the local government. Despite its -ic ending, endemic can also be used as a noun to signify a plant or animal that is prevalent in a certain region. If an endemic is brought to another area which it takes over, destroying the local population, it's classified as an invasive species. And researchers have cataloged several new African endemics.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

endemic / epidemic

Endemic and epidemic are both words that diseases love, but something endemic is found in a certain placeand is ongoing, and epidemic describes a disease that's widespread.

A disease that is endemic is found in a certain geographic region or in a specific race of people. Malaria is endemic to parts of Africa because it's hot and skeeters love it. Tay-Sachs is a genetic disease endemic to Jews and French Canadians. On the brighter side, a plant or animal can also be described as endemic to a region. If it's in the system, it's endemic:

Many relief workers who came to Haiti lived in South Asia, where cholera was endemic. (New York Times)

Catalina endemic plants are species that occur naturally on Catalina Island and nowhere else in the world. (Catalina Island Conservancy)

Epidemic describes a disease that is widespread, affecting an "atypically large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time," according to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. The disease, however eventually subsides. Here are some epidemics:

The Sunshine Coast is in the midst of a whooping cough epidemic with an average of three new cases presenting every day this year. (Sunshine Coast Daily)

But we're still talking about a huge epidemic in this country where more than half a million babies are born each year preterm. (Time)

An endemic disease is restricted to a place, as with malaria, or a people, as with Tay-Sachs. An epidemic disease may happen in a specific place, but it can spread beyond that place, as with asthma or AIDS.

WORD FAMILY

endemic: endemical, endemically, endemics, endemism

USAGE EXAMPLES

Endemic species are those that live in that country and nowhere else.

Slate(Dec 30, 2016)

One approach available to everyone is to forcefully reject the “just trolling,” “just joking,” and “just saying words” excuses so endemic in 2016.

Slate(Dec 28, 2016)

Al-Qaisi, a veteran journalist and an employee of the Iraqi Culture Ministry, is considered one of the critics of the country’s endemic corruption.

Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016)

1adj native to or confined to a certain region

the islands have a number of interesting endemic species

Ant

cosmopolitan, widely distributed

growing or occurring in many parts of the world

2adj originating where it is found

endemic folkways

Syn

autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous
native

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

3adj of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality

diseases endemic to the tropics
endemic malaria
food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world

Syn|Ant

endemical
enzootic

of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases

epidemic

(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

ecdemic

of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs

epiphytotic

(of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area

epizootic

(of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region

pandemic

epidemic over a wide geographical area

pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguey

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

4n a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location

Syn|Hyper

endemic disease

disease

an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

5n a plant that is native to a certain limited area

it is an endemic found only this island

Hyper

flora, plant, plant life

(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

单词	endemic
释义	endemic (once / 7425 pages) adjn If you want to underscore just how commonly found and present something is within a particular place, try the word endemic. Tight pants are endemic in my lunch room! Although endemic meaning "prevalent" often describes a plant or disease, it can also refer to something less tangible and more unwanted such as violence or poverty. Many complain of endemic corruption in the local government. Despite its -ic ending, endemic can also be used as a noun to signify a plant or animal that is prevalent in a certain region. If an endemic is brought to another area which it takes over, destroying the local population, it's classified as an invasive species. And researchers have cataloged several new African endemics. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS endemic / epidemic Endemic and epidemic are both words that diseases love, but something endemic is found in a certain placeand is ongoing, and epidemic describes a disease that's widespread. A disease that is endemic is found in a certain geographic region or in a specific race of people. Malaria is endemic to parts of Africa because it's hot and skeeters love it. Tay-Sachs is a genetic disease endemic to Jews and French Canadians. On the brighter side, a plant or animal can also be described as endemic to a region. If it's in the system, it's endemic: Many relief workers who came to Haiti lived in South Asia, where cholera was endemic. (New York Times) Catalina endemic plants are species that occur naturally on Catalina Island and nowhere else in the world. (Catalina Island Conservancy) Epidemic describes a disease that is widespread, affecting an "atypically large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time," according to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. The disease, however eventually subsides. Here are some epidemics: The Sunshine Coast is in the midst of a whooping cough epidemic with an average of three new cases presenting every day this year. (Sunshine Coast Daily) But we're still talking about a huge epidemic in this country where more than half a million babies are born each year preterm. (Time) An endemic disease is restricted to a place, as with malaria, or a people, as with Tay-Sachs. An epidemic disease may happen in a specific place, but it can spread beyond that place, as with asthma or AIDS. WORD FAMILY endemic: endemical, endemically, endemics, endemism USAGE EXAMPLES Endemic species are those that live in that country and nowhere else. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) One approach available to everyone is to forcefully reject the “just trolling,” “just joking,” and “just saying words” excuses so endemic in 2016. Slate(Dec 28, 2016) Al-Qaisi, a veteran journalist and an employee of the Iraqi Culture Ministry, is considered one of the critics of the country’s endemic corruption. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj native to or confined to a certain region the islands have a number of interesting endemic species Ant cosmopolitan, widely distributed growing or occurring in many parts of the world 2adj originating where it is found endemic folkways Syn autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous native characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin 3adj of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality diseases endemic to the tropics endemic malaria food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world Syn\|Ant endemical enzootic of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases epidemic (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously ecdemic of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs epiphytotic (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area epizootic (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region pandemic epidemic over a wide geographical area pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguey likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease 4n a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location Syn\|Hyper endemic disease disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning 5n a plant that is native to a certain limited area it is an endemic found only this island Hyper flora, plant, plant life (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
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