vaccination

/ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · [væksənˈeʃən] /ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · [væksənˈeʃən] /ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce vaccination (audio)/ (ame, mw)

vaccination — noun

  • vaccinationsingular
  • vaccinationsplural

1. the act or process of giving or getting a vaccine so the body can fight a diseas

1.名詞B1
釋義

the act or process of giving or getting a vaccine so the body can fight a disease later

例句

Mayumi booked her son's measles vaccination before the new school term.

book a vaccination before school entry

The farm arranged rabies vaccinations for every dog after the outbreak.

vaccinations for a group after an outbreak

同義詞
  • immunisation

    Broader term that can include both the injection and the protection it creates.

  • inoculation

    More formal and often used in medical or historical writing.

  • shot

    Informal word that focuses on the injection event itself.

文法句型

get a vaccination

vaccination against + disease

vaccination for + disease

用法筆記

Often used for either one injection or the wider process of being protected. Distinguish it from sense 2, which names the mark left on the skin rather than the medical act itself.

常見錯誤

❌I will do my vaccination next week.
✅I will get my vaccination next week.
💡English uses get, have, or receive for this medical act, not do.

2. a lasting mark on the skin where a vaccine was once given

2.名詞C1
釋義

a lasting mark on the skin where a vaccine was once given

例句

The doctor checked Wren's old vaccination on her left shoulder.

vaccination on + body part

Grandpa's smallpox vaccination was still visible above his elbow.

visible vaccination after many years

同義詞
  • scar

    More general word for a lasting mark left after healing.

  • mark

    Broader and less specific; it does not always imply healed skin.

文法句型

vaccination on + body part

visible vaccination

old vaccination

用法筆記

This older meaning is uncommon and usually appears in historical or medical talk about a mark left by vaccination, especially on the upper arm. Distinguish it from sense 1, which refers to receiving the vaccine itself.