endemic

endemic
[ɛnˈdɛmɪk]
adjective

(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area
（疾病，情况）流行的
complacency is endemic in industry today.
目前行业中充斥着自满情绪。
■[attrib.]denoting an area in which a particular disease is regularly found
（疾病）地方性的
(of a plant or animal) native or restricted to a certain country or area
（植物，动物）某地特有的
a marsupial endemic to north-eastern Australia.
澳洲东北部特有的有袋动物。

noun

派生
endemically
adverb
endemicity
[ˌɛndɪˈmɪsɪti]
noun
endemism
[ˈɛndɪmɪz(ə)m]
noun

语源

mid 17th cent. (as a noun): from French endémique or modern Latin endemicus, from Greek endēmios 'native' (based on dēmos 'people')

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