immunization

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immunization — 名詞

  • immunizationsingular
  • immunizationsplural

1. A medical procedure in which a human or an animal receives a vaccine so that the

1.名詞B2
釋義

疫苗接種

透過疫苗使身體產生抗體、預防傳染病的過程

A medical procedure in which a human or an animal receives a vaccine so that the body's immune system can fight off a specific infectious disease without causing symptoms of that illness.

例句

The government launched a nationwide immunization program for children under five.

政府針對五歲以下兒童推出了全國性的疫苗接種計畫。

collocation: immunization program + target population

Travelers to tropical regions should check their immunization records before departure.

前往熱帶地區的旅客應在出發前確認自己的疫苗接種紀錄。

collocation: immunization records

常見搭配
  • childhood immunization
  • flu immunization
  • immunization campaign
  • immunization clinic
  • immunization program
  • immunization record
  • immunization schedule
  • routine immunization
同義詞
  • vaccination

    Refers specifically to the act of receiving a vaccine; more concrete than immunization, which includes the body's response.

  • inoculation

    Older, more formal term; historically referred to introducing a mild form of a disease, but now overlaps with vaccination in informal usage.

  • shot

    Informal American English for a single vaccine dose; much narrower in scope.

文法句型

immunization + against + [disease]

immunization + for + [group/population]

用法筆記

Frequently used as a countable noun ('a polio immunization') when referring to a single vaccine dose or personal vaccination event. As an uncountable noun ('the spread of immunization') it describes the general medical practice or population-level protection rate. Distinguish sense 1 from the legal/figurative sense of 'immunity' (exemption from penalty), which is a different word (immunity, not immunization).

常見錯誤

I got an immunization shot at the pharmacy.
I got a vaccination shot at the pharmacy.
'Immunization' describes the process of becoming protected, not the injection itself. 'Vaccination' is the correct term for the shot.
The politician asked for immunization from prosecution.
The politician asked for immunity from prosecution.
The legal sense of exemption requires 'immunity,' not 'immunization,' which is a medical term only.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • immunization program
  • immunization campaign
  • immunization clinic
  • immunization record
  • immunization schedule
  • immunization rate

常用片語

  • proof of immunization
  • routine childhood immunization
  • mass immunization drive

介系詞搭配

  • against (immunization against polio / measles)
  • for (immunization for infants / travelers)