"pandemic" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大流行病

Definition

疫情是指疾病在多個國家或大洲範圍內大規模爆發，影響大量人羣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常與「全球」搭配使用，如「全球大流行病」，強調其全球性。專指疾病，不用於描述其他災害。術語正式，新冠疫情後在新聞與科學語境很常見。和「流行病」不同，「流行病」範圍較小。

Examples

The pandemic changed the way many people work and study.

**大流行病**改變了許多人工作的和學習的方式。

Schools were closed during the pandemic.

在**大流行病**期間，學校被關閉。

A pandemic affects many countries at the same time.

**大流行病**會同時影響許多國家。

Nobody expected the pandemic to last so long.

沒人預料到**大流行病**會持續這麼久。

After the pandemic, people started traveling again.

**大流行病**後，人們又開始旅行了。

The government announced new rules to control the pandemic.

政府宣佈了新的規定來控制**大流行病**。