Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #15674
sanitation
公共卫生；环境卫生
核心释义
the protection of public health through hygienic measures, such as the disposal and recycling of waste
- 1.
废物的卫生处理或回收利用
The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.
- 2.
清洁且有利于健康的状态
the state of being clean and conducive to health
- 3.
The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.
- 4.
通过消毒使某物卫生(无菌)
making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
清洁卫生；卫生状况；消毒；灭菌；废物的卫生处理或回收利用；清洁且有利于健康的状态；通过消毒使某物卫生(无菌)
用法In use
Proper sanitation is essential for preventing the spread of diseases.
用法提示：名词，表示‘卫生条件’
The government invested heavily in improving sanitation in rural villages.
用法提示：名词，表示‘卫生设施’
Sanitation workers ensure our neighborhoods remain clean and safe.
用法提示：名词，与workers搭配指‘环卫’工作
provide sanitation
注意：sanitation 为不可数名词，常与 provide 搭配表示提供卫生服务。
The government provides sanitation in rural areas.
政府在农村地区提供卫生设施。
sanitation + noun
这种结构修饰名词，如 sanitation facilities（卫生设施）、sanitation department（环卫部门）。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sanitation facilities
- 卫生设施
- The camp lacks basic sanitation facilities.营地缺乏基本的卫生设施。
- poor sanitation
- 卫生条件差
- Poor sanitation can lead to the spread of disease.卫生条件差会导致疾病传播。
- sanitation worker
- 环卫工人
- Sanitation workers collect the garbage every morning.环卫工人每天早晨收集垃圾。
- water and sanitation
- 饮水与卫生
- The charity focuses on water and sanitation in rural areas.该慈善机构致力于改善农村地区的饮水与卫生。
- sanitation department
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：san 正是“三”的拼音，想象环卫的“三件套”：净水、排污、消毒——这就是 sanitation。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：public health and hygiene reports、urban infrastructure and water facilities、formal discussions of living conditions 该词通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在公共卫生、市政设施和环境卫生等话题中；日常口语里直接说 sanitation 比较少见，常被更具体的描述替代。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling chunk -ation and rhyme with the /eɪʃən/ ending of sanitation: nation /ˈneɪʃən/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/, education /ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/, information /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/, invitation /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, celebration /ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən/. Beware lookalikes such as sanity /ˈsænəti/, sanitary /ˈsænəteri/, and sanitize /ˈsænɪtaɪz/: they look similar because of the san- spelling but sound different and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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