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
a plant that is native to a certain limited area;"it is an endemic found only this island"
Adjective:
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"
native to or confined to a certain region;"the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"
originating where it is found;"the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo" "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales" "endemic folkways" "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
中英词源
endemic 地方性的
en-, 进入，使。-demic, 人民，区域，词源同demotic, democracy.
endemic (adj.)
"particular to a people or locality," 1650s (endemical), with -ic + Greek endemos "native, dwelling in (a place), of or belonging to a people," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + demos "people, district" (see demotic). From 1660s as a noun.
词态变化
权威造句
1. Polio was then endemic among children my age.
那时小儿麻痹症在我这个年纪的孩子中很常见。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Street crime is virtually endemic in large cities.
街头犯罪近乎是大城市的通病。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Malaria is endemic in many hot countries.
疟疾是许多气候炎热国家的流行病。
来自《权威词典》
4. He said that racism is endemic in this country.
他说种族主义在该国很普遍.
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5. The chest disease is endemic among miners in this area.
