cov
IPA/kˈɒv/
IPA/kˈɑːv/
cov — abbreviation
1. a short form of 'coronavirus', used mainly in scientific names for viruses and v
1.縮寫B2
釋義
a short form of 'coronavirus', used mainly in scientific names for viruses and virus strains
例句
The lab compared MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 in camel and bat samples.
CoV in scientific virus names
Doctors studied how SARS-CoV-1 spread through crowded hospital wards.
A science poster explained that CoV stands for coronavirus in virus names.
The report listed several CoV strains found in bats near caves.
同義詞
- coronavirus
the full word, used in general writing and speech instead of the shortened scientific form
文法句型
SARS-CoV-2
MERS-CoV
CoV + strain
用法筆記
Used mainly in scientific and medical writing. It usually appears inside longer labels such as SARS-CoV-2 or MERS-CoV, rather than as an everyday count noun on its own.
常見錯誤
❌COVID and CoV mean the same thing.
✅COVID is the disease name, while CoV is short for coronavirus.
💡COVID names the illness; CoV refers to the virus term used in scientific labels.
❌The patient caught a cov.
✅The patient caught a coronavirus.
💡CoV is mainly used inside scientific names, not as an ordinary everyday noun.