"pandemic" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 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，影響大量人群。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常与“全球”搭配使用，如“全球大流行病”，突出其全球范围。专指疾病，不用于描述其他灾害。术语正式，疫情爆发（如新冠）后常见于新闻和科学语境。不等同“流行病”，后者范围更小。

Examples

The pandemic changed the way many people work and study.

**大流行病**改变了许多人工作的和学习的方式。

Schools were closed during the pandemic.

在**大流行病**期间，学校被关闭。

A pandemic affects many countries at the same time.

**大流行病**会同时影响许多国家。

Nobody expected the pandemic to last so long.

没人预料到**大流行病**会持续这么久。

After the pandemic, people started traveling again.

**大流行病**后，人们又开始旅行了。

The government announced new rules to control the pandemic.

政府宣布了新的规定来控制**大流行病**。