Word · Frequency #11941
endemic
特有种；地方性物种
核心释义
An organism or species that is native to a particular region and found only there.
- 1.
An individual or species that is endemic to a region.
- 2.
A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.
地方病；地方性流行病；地方病
用法In use
The kiwi, a flightless bird, is an endemic of New Zealand.
用法提示：endemic 作名词，指特定地区的特有种。
Many endemics on the island are found nowhere else on Earth.
用法提示：endemics 是 endemic 的复数形式，作名词，指多个特有种。
Conservationists are trying to save this endemic from extinction.
用法提示：endemic 作名词，此处指一种特有的物种。
an endemic to [region]
指仅限于某一地区分布的特有物种。
The kiwi is an endemic to New Zealand.
几维鸟是新西兰的一种特有种。
be an endemic in [place]
指长期存在于特定地区的地方性流行疾病。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a narrow endemic
- 狭域特有种；局限于小范围的特有物种
- This butterfly is a narrow endemic, found only in one valley.这种蝴蝶是狭域特有种，只在一个山谷里发现。
- an island endemic
- 岛屿特有种
- The bird is an island endemic found nowhere else in the world.这种鸟是岛屿特有种，在世界上其他地方都找不到。
- a regional endemic
- 区域特有种
- These plant species are regional endemics of the Balkans.这些植物物种是巴尔干地区的区域特有种。
- become an endemic
- 成为地方性流行病；变成地方病
- Malaria has become an endemic in many tropical regions.疟疾在许多热带地区已成为地方性流行病。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：endemic 开头是 end（尽头），想象只有一个地方的尽头(end)才有的物种或疾病，即地方性的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：生态学、流行病学 该词作名词时通常出现在学术或专业语境中，多用于生物学和医学领域，正式程度较高。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
epidemic、pandemic、academic、polemic、systemic 的重读音节都以 /emɪk/ 结尾，与 endemic 押韵；anemic 虽拼写相近，但读作 /əˈniːmɪk/，并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
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