"measles" in Chinese (Traditional)

麻疹

Definition

麻疹是一種高度傳染性的病毒性疾病，主要影響兒童，症狀包括發燒和皮膚紅疹。

在英文中，'measles' 總是用複數形式，但指的只是單一疾病。常見搭配有 'have/get measles'、'measles outbreak'、'measles vaccine'。不要和 'chickenpox'（水痘）或 'mumps'（腮腺炎）搞混。

Measles is a serious illness for children.

**麻疹**對兒童來說是一種嚴重的疾病。

She got measles when she was five years old.

她五歲的時候得過**麻疹**。

The doctor diagnosed the child with measles.

醫生診斷孩子得了**麻疹**。

There was a big measles outbreak at my school last year.

去年我們學校爆發了**麻疹**疫情。

Thanks to the measles vaccine, cases are much rarer now.

多虧了**麻疹**疫苗，現在病例少很多了。

If your child has measles, keep them home from school.

如果你的孩子有**麻疹**，讓他待在家別去學校。