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pathogens
病原体
pathogens is the plural of pathogen.
any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
- 1.
An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
能引起疾病的因子,尤指传染性微生物,如细菌、病毒、原生动物或真菌。
- 2.
any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
任何致病因子(尤指病毒、细菌等微生物)
能引起疾病的因子,尤指传染性微生物,如细菌、病毒、原生动物或真菌。；任何致病因子(尤指病毒、细菌等微生物)；病原体；[医] 病原体
In use
The lab test identified the pathogen that caused the infection.
Clean water helps stop pathogens from spreading in the community.
Scientists are studying how this pathogen survives in different climates.
a pathogen that causes [disease]
that 引导定语从句修饰 pathogen，具体指某一种病原体。
The pathogen that causes influenza changes every year.
引起流感的病原体每年都在变化。
carry a pathogen
carry 表示携带病原体，主语常为动物、昆虫或人。
Some insects carry the pathogen and pass it to humans.
有些昆虫携带这种病原体并传染给人类。
pathogens such as [examples]
pathogen 是可数名词，复数形式为 pathogens，可用 such as 举例。
Connections
Collocations
- human pathogen
- 人类病原体
- This virus is a known human pathogen.这种病毒是已知的人类病原体。
- deadly pathogen
- 致命病原体
- Ebola is a deadly pathogen.埃博拉是一种致命病原体。
- pathogen transmission
- 病原体传播
- Washing hands helps prevent pathogen transmission.洗手有助于预防病原体传播。
- waterborne pathogen
- 水源性病原体
- Cholera is caused by a waterborne pathogen.霍乱由水源性病原体引起。
- pathogen detection
- 病原体检测
- Rapid pathogen detection is crucial in hospitals.快速病原体检测在医院至关重要。
- infectious pathogen
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pathogen 拆成 path（路径）+ gen（生成）：病菌沿路径进入人体，生成疾病——病原体。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学、生物学、公共卫生 pathogen 属于正式、专业用语，多用于医学、生物学或公共卫生等专业语境；日常口语中更常说 germ 或 bug。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 pathogen 一样以 -gen 结尾，读 /dʒən/，适合对照记忆词尾拼写；但它们都不是真正的押韵词，因为重音所在音节及后续辅音不同（如 oxygen /ˈɒksɪdʒən/、carcinogen /kɑːˈsɪnədʒən/ 与 pathogen /ˈpæθədʒən/ 不同）。注意 -gen 在词尾读 /dʒən/，不要按字形误读成 /ɡen/。
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.