endemic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/|/ɪnˈdɛm.ɪk/    美 /ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/|/ɪnˈdɛm.ɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An individual or species that is endemic to a region.
    — The species that appeared as a consequence were endemics; that is, they were found nowhere else in the world.
  2. A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.
形容词 adj.
  1. Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs. not-comparable
    — The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.
  2. Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places. especially,not-comparable
    — Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.
  3. Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population. especially,not-comparable
    — Malaria is endemic to the tropics.

词形变化

endemick alternative endemics plural endemick alternative

词汇关系

反义词
alien introduced systemic
衍生词
Balkan endemic nephropathy coendemic endemical endemically endemicity holoendemic hyperendemic hypoendemic mesoendemic microendemic near-endemic neoendemic nonendemic palaeoendemic paleoendemic stenoendemic subendemic synendemic tripledemic
相关词
ecdemic endemism epidemic pandemic

词源

词源 1
From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -ic. Possibly via Ancient Greek ἔνδημος (éndēmos, “among one's people, at home, native”) and/or French endémique. By surface analysis, en- + demic.
词源 2
From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -ic. Possibly via Ancient Greek ἔνδημος (éndēmos, “among one's people, at home, native”) and/or French endémique. By surface analysis, en- + demic.
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