"the measles" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 麻疹

Definition

一種具有傳染性的病毒性疾病，主要表現為發燒和皮膚上出現紅色皮疹，尤其常見於兒童。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

用“the measles”時需加定冠詞“the”，雖為複數形式但作單數使用。專指該疾病，不指病毒名稱。

Examples

My brother had the measles last year.

我哥哥去年得了**麻疹**。

Children are often vaccinated against the measles.

兒童通常會接種**麻疹**疫苗。

The measles causes a red rash and high fever.

**麻疹**會導致紅疹和高燒。

There was a small outbreak of the measles at my niece's school.

我姪女學校有小範圍的**麻疹**疫情。

I'm glad I got vaccinated—I never had to deal with the measles.

我很高興我接種了疫苗——從沒得過**麻疹**。

Back in the day, almost every kid caught the measles at some point.

過去幾乎每個孩子都曾得過**麻疹**。