"sterilize" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 消毒
• 殺菌

Definition

使某物完全乾淨、沒有細菌或病菌，通常透過加熱或化學方法；也指讓人或動物無法生育。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於醫療、獸醫或清潔情境。常搭配“器械、房間、手術工具”。既可指消滅細菌，也可指使生物絕育。注意不要與“消毒(sanitize)”或“殺菌(disinfect)”混淆，這兩者只代表部分清潔。

Examples

Wash and sterilize the baby bottles before each use.

每次使用前請清洗並**消毒**奶瓶。

Doctors must sterilize their hands before surgery.

醫生在手術前必須**消毒**雙手。

We need to sterilize the surgical instruments.

我們需要**消毒**手術器械。

The vet had to sterilize our cat, so she can't have kittens anymore.

獸醫不得不**絕育**我們的貓，所以牠不能再生小貓了。

If you want to reuse these jars for canning, first sterilize them to avoid bacteria.

如果想重複使用這些罐子來罐頭，先要**消毒**，以避免細菌。

They use UV light to sterilize the air in some hospitals.

有些醫院用紫外線**消毒**空氣。