Word · Frequency #24094
carcinogenic
致癌的
causing or tending to cause cancer
- 1.
Causing or tending to cause cancer.
引起或导致癌症的。
引起或导致癌症的。；致癌作用；癌发生；[医] 致癌的
In use
Many studies have shown that this chemical is carcinogenic, so the factory must reduce its use.
The government banned the additive after researchers proved it was carcinogenic.
Workers in the plant wear protective suits because some materials there are carcinogenic.
be carcinogenic
carcinogenic 是形容词，常与 be 连用作表语。
This substance is carcinogenic.
这种物质是致癌的。
carcinogenic to sth
用 to 引出受影响的对象（如人类或动物）。
The pesticide is carcinogenic to laboratory animals.
这种杀虫剂对实验动物是致癌的。
carcinogenic in sth
in 常用来指明发现致癌作用的实验对象。
The compound was found to be carcinogenic in rats.
这种化合物被发现对大鼠致癌。
Common mistakes
This chemical is carcinogen.This chemical is carcinogenic.
carcinogen 是名词“致癌物”；此处作表语应使用形容词 carcinogenic，表示“致癌的”。
Smoking is cancerous.Smoking is carcinogenic.
cancerous 表示“癌性的、患癌的”，不表示“导致癌症的”；表示“导致癌症的”应用 carcinogenic。
This substance has carcinogenic.This substance has carcinogenic properties.
carcinogenic 是形容词，不能单独作 have 的宾语；需在后面加上名词（如 properties），或改为 be + carcinogenic。
Connections
Collocations
- carcinogenic substances
- 致癌物质
- Many processed meats contain carcinogenic substances.许多加工肉类含有致癌物质。
- carcinogenic chemicals
- 致癌化学物质
- Workers were exposed to carcinogenic chemicals without protective gear.工人们在没有防护装备的情况下接触了致癌化学物质。
- carcinogenic effects
- 致癌作用
- The study examined the carcinogenic effects of the additive on rats.该研究考察了这种添加剂对大鼠的致癌作用。
- carcinogenic compounds
- 致癌化合物
- Cigarette smoke contains numerous carcinogenic compounds.香烟烟雾中含有大量致癌化合物。
- carcinogenic properties
- 致癌特性
- Scientists are investigating the carcinogenic properties of the new material.科学家正在研究这种新材料的致癌特性。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
carcinogenic 开头像 car，想象汽车尾气含致癌物：就是“致癌的”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学文献、毒理学报告、环境健康公告 carcinogenic 为正式用词，通常用于医学、毒理学或环境科学的书面语中；日常口语较少使用，较自然的说法是 causes cancer 或 cancer-causing。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些 -genic 拼写相近，但它们的重读元音是 /ɛ/，而 carcinogenic 转录中的重读元音是 /ə/，所以它们并不押韵；只能作为拼写对照。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.