noninfectious
noninfectious — 形容詞
- noninfectiouspositive
- more noninfectiouscomparative
- most noninfectioussuperlative
1. describes an illness that does not spread between living things, so staying clos
非傳染性的
指疾病不會在生物之間散播
describes an illness that does not spread between living things, so staying close to someone or something that has it carries no risk of catching it.
Doctors told Antonia that her skin rash was noninfectious, so her children could still hug her.
醫生告訴 Antonia，她的皮膚疹是非傳染性的，所以她的孩子還是可以抱她。
describing an illness as safe to be near
Diabetes is a noninfectious disease, meaning Christopher cannot give it to the people he lives with.
糖尿病是一種非傳染性的疾病，也就是說 Christopher 不會傳給同住的人。
noninfectious + disease as a fixed pairing
The vet confirmed the horse's leg swelling was noninfectious, so the other animals stayed in the same barn.
獸醫確認這匹馬的腿部腫脹是非傳染性的，所以其他動物仍留在同一個馬廄裡。
Most forms of cancer are noninfectious, so visitors do not need masks when they enter the ward.
大多數的癌症都是非傳染性的，所以訪客進入病房時不需要戴口罩。
Because the eye condition was noninfectious, Nila kept teaching her class as normal.
由於這個眼睛的毛病是非傳染性的，Nila 照常去上她的課。
- noncontagious
near-synonym; slightly more everyday and used of both diseases and people
- noncommunicable
formal public-health term, often for long-term conditions like heart disease
- infectious
the disease can spread to others
- contagious
spreads especially through close contact
用法筆記
Almost always modifies a disease or medical condition. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes a person, animal, or surface that cannot pass an illness on rather than the illness itself.
常見錯誤
2. describes a person, animal, or object that is no longer able to give an illness
不會傳染的
指人或物已不會把病傳給別人
describes a person, animal, or object that is no longer able to give an illness to others, often after treatment or a period of recovery.
After two weeks of medicine, Tariq was finally noninfectious and could return to his office.
吃了兩週的藥之後，Tariq 終於不會傳染了，可以回辦公室上班。
person becomes noninfectious after treatment
The nurse explained that Greta was now noninfectious, so the family could visit without gowns.
護理師說明 Greta 現在已經不會傳染了，所以家人可以不穿隔離衣探視。
Once the patient is noninfectious, the hospital moves them out of the isolation room.
一旦病人不會傳染了，醫院就會把他們移出隔離病房。
The lab marked the cleaned tools as noninfectious before the next surgery began.
實驗室在下一台手術開始前，把清洗過的器械標記為不具傳染性。
Eitan stayed home until a test showed he was noninfectious and safe around his grandparents.
Eitan 待在家裡，直到檢測顯示他不會傳染、能安全地待在祖父母身邊。
- noncontagious
common alternative when talking about a recovered person
- infectious
the person or thing can still pass the illness on
- contagious
able to spread illness, especially by touch or closeness
用法筆記
Subject is a person, animal, or surface, not the disease itself. Often follows a treatment or waiting period ('now noninfectious', 'finally noninfectious'). Contrast with sense 1, where the word labels the illness.