endemic

endemic

英 [en'demɪk]
　　美 [ɛn'dɛmɪk]

adj. 地方性的；風土的
　　n. 地方病

中文詞源：

endemic 地方性的

en-, 進入，使。-demic, 人民，區域，詞源同demotic, democracy.

例句：

1. Polio was then endemic among children my age.
那時小兒麻痹癥在我這個年紀的孩子中很常見。

2. Street crime is virtually endemic in large cities.
街頭犯罪近乎是大城市的通病。

3. Malaria is endemic in many hot countries.
瘧疾是許多氣候炎熱國傢的流行病。

4. He said that racism is endemic in this country.
他說種族主義在該國很普遍.

5. The chest disease is endemic among miners in this area.
這種胸部疾病是流行於本地區礦工中的地方病.