hygienic

/haɪˈdʒiːnɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /haɪˈdʒenɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌhī-ˈjē-nik -ˈje- also -jē-ˈe-nik/ (ame, mw)

hygienic — 形容詞

  • hygienicpositive
  • more hygieniccomparative
  • most hygienicsuperlative

1. kept clean enough that germs cannot grow or spread, so people are unlikely to ge

1.形容詞B2
釋義

衛生的

保持清潔以避免細菌與疾病傳播的

kept clean enough that germs cannot grow or spread, so people are unlikely to get sick from touching or eating something.

例句

Walid wiped down the kitchen counter with bleach to keep it hygienic before cooking.

Walid 在煮飯前用漂白水把廚房檯面擦過，保持衛生。

predicative use after 'keep' + object

Hospital staff must wash their hands often for hygienic reasons.

醫院工作人員為了衛生考量，必須經常洗手。

attributive: hygienic reasons / hygienic conditions

同義詞
  • sanitary

    near-identical; slightly more formal and common in public-health writing (sanitary conditions, sanitary inspection).

  • sterile

    stronger — totally free of all germs; used of medical equipment and operating rooms, not everyday cleaning.

  • clean

    everyday word; 'clean' covers visible cleanliness, while 'hygienic' specifically implies safe from germs.

反義詞
  • unhygienic

    the direct opposite; describes places or practices that allow germs to spread.

  • dirty

    broader; can mean visually unclean without the germ-and-illness focus of 'unhygienic'.

用法筆記

Frequently predicative after 'keep' / 'be' (keep something hygienic; not hygienic), and attributive before nouns about practices or conditions (hygienic reasons, hygienic conditions, hygienic container). Typical subjects are places, surfaces, equipment, or practices — rarely people.

常見錯誤

❌She is a hygienic person.
✅She has very hygienic habits.
💡'hygienic' describes places, things, or practices, not people themselves; use 'has good hygiene' or 'has hygienic habits' for a person.
❌This soap is very hygiene.
✅This soap is very hygienic.
💡'hygiene' is a noun (the practice); 'hygienic' is the adjective that describes things kept clean.