"pathogen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 病原體

Definition

病原體是指能導致人類、動物或植物疾病的微生物，如細菌、病毒或真菌。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「病原體」通常用於醫學或學術語境，是正式詞彙。日常多說「細菌」或「病毒」。常見搭配：細菌性病原體、病毒性病原體、傳播病原體、消滅病原體。

Examples

A pathogen can cause infections in people.

**病原體** 可以引起人的感染。

Doctors work to identify the pathogen that causes disease.

醫生努力找出導致疾病的**病原體**。

Washing your hands removes many pathogens.

洗手可以去除許多**病原體**。

Not every germ you encounter is a dangerous pathogen.

你遇到的並非每一個細菌都是危險的**病原體**。

Scientists are developing new ways to destroy drug-resistant pathogens.

科學家正在開發新方法來消滅耐藥**病原體**。

After the outbreak, health officials traced the pathogen to contaminated water.

疫情爆發後，衛生官員追蹤到**病原體**來自受污染的水。