【防疫英文 1】指考焦點熱區。考前必看的防疫懶人包!
在疫情全球燒的狀況,一定要把防疫相關的英文好好背起來,為各種寫作的考試做萬全的準備!基於這個邏輯,指考前一定要把防疫相關的英文好好背起來!
本篇聚焦於防疫單字,防疫單字 2 連結在此,防疫英文翻譯猜題請見:110指考翻譯猜題防疫篇 1、防疫篇 2
防疫英文詞彙 1
- coronavirus (n.) 新冠病毒
Be aware of getting the coronavirus, because it is highly infectious.
(要注意感染冠狀病毒,因為它具有高度傳染性。)
→ 補充:infectious (adj.) 傳染的
- COVID-19 新冠肺炎 (n.) (= Covid-19)
Some people with COVID-19 are asymptomatic; that is, they are infected but show no signs.
(一些新冠肺炎患者沒有症狀; 也就是說,他們被感染但沒有表現出任何跡象。)
- break out (疾病或戰爭) (v.) 爆發 (n. outbreak 爆發)
Since the epidemic broke out, it has rapidly spread around the world and claimed millions of lives worldwide.
(自從這流行病病爆發以來,它已經快速散播到全世界並奪去了全世界數百萬人的生命。)
→ 補充:epidemic (n.) 流行病,pandemic (n.) 大流行病,spread 散播 (三態:spread, spread, spread)
- contract (v.) 感染疾病 (n. contract 合約)
Those who are worried about contracting the disease may go to the doctor for a test.
(擔心感染疾病的人可以去看醫生進行檢查。)
→ 補充:catch = be infected with 被感染疾病 (adj. infectious 傳染性的),be diagnosed with 被診斷出疾病 (n. diagnosis 診斷)
- be transmitted from person to person 人傳人
Since the coronavirus can be transmitted from person to person, we should wear a mask to avoid droplets when talking with others.
(由於冠狀病毒可以在人與人之間傳播,因此我們在與他人交談時應戴口罩以避免飛沫。)
→ 補充:人傳人 (n.) person-to-person transmission,contact (n.) 接觸,cover one’s mouth 遮住嘴巴
→ 補充:wear a mask 戴著口罩,put on a mask 戴上口罩,droplet 飛沫 (字尾 -let是「小」的意思,例 piglet 小豬)
- symptom (n.) 症狀
The common symptoms of COVID-19 include coughing, fever, fatigue, and the changes of smell and taste.
(新冠肺炎的常見症狀包括咳嗽、發燒、疲勞以及嗅覺和味覺的變化。 )
→ 補充:asymptomatic (adj.) 無症狀的 (字首 a- 意為「沒有」,例 anonymous 匿名的)
- contain (v.) 控制 (以防止傳播),take effective measures 採取有效措施,enforce restrictions 實施限制
So far, the government has taken effective measures, like enforcing restrictions, to contain the illness.
(到目前為止,政府已採取有效措施,例如實施限制措施,以控制這種疾病。)
→ 補充:contain (v.) 包含,container (n.) 容器
- screen (v.) 檢查; 測試,quarantine (n) 隔離 (v) 使隔離
Foreign visitors must be screened for COVID-19 and spend 14 days in quarantine.
(外國遊客必須接受新冠肺炎篩查並隔離 14 天。)
→ 補充:screen (n.) 螢幕,be kept in quarantine for 14 days 被隔離14天,strict quarantine rules 嚴格的隔離規定
→ 補充:isolate oneself/self-isolate in one’s own home 居家隔離,isolate (v.) 隔離; isolation (n.)
- maintain social distancing 維持社交距離,non-essential gatherings 不必要的聚會
It is required that currently people should still maintain social distancing and avoid non-essential gatherings.
(目前要求人們仍應保持社交距離,避免不必要的聚會。)
→ 補充:group gatherings 群聚,fine (v.) 罰款
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