noncommunicable
noncommunicable — 形容詞
- noncommunicablepositive
- more noncommunicablecomparative
- most noncommunicablesuperlative
1. used to describe a disease that cannot spread from one person to another through
非傳染性
疾病無法在人與人之間傳播的
used to describe a disease that cannot spread from one person to another through contact or the air.
Heart disease and diabetes are noncommunicable, so family members cannot catch them from a patient.
心臟病和糖尿病是非傳染性疾病，因此家庭成員不會從病患身上感染這些疾病。
Maeve learned that cancer is noncommunicable, unlike the flu that spreads through a school.
Maeve 了解到癌症是非傳染性的，不像會在學校裡傳播的流感。
that-clause: [person] + learned + that + [disease] + is noncommunicable
The WHO report shows that noncommunicable diseases now cause more deaths than infectious ones.
世界衛生組織的報告顯示，非傳染性疾病現在造成的死亡人數已超過傳染性疾病。
Dr. Tariq explained that asthma is a noncommunicable condition, so classmates cannot catch it.
Tariq 醫生解釋說氣喘是一種非傳染性疾病，因此同學們不會被傳染。
Unlike the flu, which spreads easily, diabetes is noncommunicable and cannot pass between schoolmates.
與容易在人際間傳播的流感不同，糖尿病是非傳染性的，不會在同學之間傳播。
- noninfectious
focuses on absence of a pathogen rather than person-to-person spread; a broken leg is noninfectious but not noncommunicable
- nontransmissible
broader and less common in everyday health writing; can also describe animal-to-human diseases that do not pass
- chronic
refers to long duration rather than transmission; many noncommunicable diseases are also chronic, but the terms are not interchangeable
- communicable
direct opposite: a disease that can be passed between people
- infectious
emphasizes the presence of a pathogen that can be transmitted
- contagious
implies easy person-to-person spread through casual contact
用法筆記
Common in medical and public-health writing. The diseases most often described as noncommunicable are heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory conditions — collectively known as NCDs (noncommunicable diseases).