inoculation
inoculation — 名詞
- inoculationsingular
- inoculationsplural
1. the medical process of giving a person or animal a vaccine or a small controlled
預防接種
為防病而施打疫苗
the medical process of giving a person or animal a vaccine or a small controlled dose so the body learns to resist a disease
The nurse gave Mila an inoculation before the school trip abroad.
在學校安排的出國旅行前，護理師先替 Mila 做了預防接種。
give someone an inoculation — common medical pattern
After the dog bite, Yusuf went to hospital for a rabies inoculation.
被狗咬之後，Yusuf 立刻去醫院接受狂犬病預防接種。
inoculation for [disease] after exposure
Every recruit was given an inoculation on the first training day.
每位新兵在第一天訓練時都接受了一次預防接種。
The travel clinic scheduled Camila's typhoid inoculation two weeks before departure.
旅遊門診把 Camila 的傷寒預防接種排在出發前兩週。
scheduled inoculation before travel
- give an inoculation
- receive an inoculation
- rabies inoculation
- typhoid inoculation
- vaccination
The more usual modern term, especially in everyday health news.
- immunisation
Broader term that can include both the injection and the protection it creates.
- shot
Informal word that focuses on the injection rather than the process.
用法筆記
Often used in medical or public-health writing. It can refer either to the act of giving the protection or to one dose a person receives.
常見錯誤
2. the deliberate placing of germs or other living material into a plant, animal, o
實驗接種
把微生物導入供試對象
the deliberate placing of germs or other living material into a plant, animal, or growth medium for testing or to start growth there
Researchers used leaf cuts for inoculation with the fungus in the greenhouse.
研究人員在溫室裡透過葉片切口進行真菌實驗接種。
inoculation with [organism] in research
The lab delayed inoculation of the mice until the safety checks were complete.
安全檢查完成前，實驗室延後了對老鼠的實驗接種。
inoculation of [test subjects] in an experiment
Warm soil speeds inoculation when farmers add helpful bacteria to bean roots.
當農民把有益細菌加到豆根上時，溫暖的土壤會讓接種更快完成。
Dr. Okafor recorded the time of inoculation before sealing the culture jars.
Okafor 博士在封好培養瓶前，記下了實驗接種的時間。
time of inoculation — laboratory record keeping
- inoculation with [fungus or virus]
- inoculation of plants
- time of inoculation
- artificial inoculation
- introduction
Broader scientific term that does not specifically suggest a controlled biological transfer.
- seeding
Used for starting growth in a medium, especially in laboratory contexts.
- infection
Usually describes what happens as a result, not the planned experimental act.
用法筆記
Common in laboratory, agriculture, and plant-disease writing. It is often followed by with to name the organism being introduced.
3. something that makes a person less affected by a later problem because they have
預先歷練
先經歷一點以減少衝擊
something that makes a person less affected by a later problem because they have already met a smaller version of it
Working at the front desk was Tara's first inoculation against rude customers.
在前台工作，是 Tara 面對無禮顧客前的第一次預先歷練。
inoculation against [future difficulty] — figurative use
The early review gave the young band an inoculation against harsh online comments.
那篇早期評論，成了這支年輕樂團面對網路惡評前的預先歷練。
One difficult sales call can be an inoculation before a week of rejections.
一次艱難的業務電話，可能就是面對一整週碰壁前的預先歷練。
small early setback builds later resistance
For Leo, weekend debate club was an inoculation against stage fright.
對 Leo 來說，週末辯論社是他克服怯場前的一次預先歷練。
- inoculation against criticism
- inoculation against failure
- first inoculation
- preparation
Broader word for getting ready, without the idea of controlled early exposure.
- hardening
Stronger and often more negative, suggesting emotional toughening.
- conditioning
Can describe training over time rather than one early experience.
用法筆記
Usually figurative and often followed by against. It suggests a small early dose of difficulty that makes later pressure easier to handle.
同根字
- inoculate動詞C1
- inoculated形容詞C1