immune
immune
adjective
adjective
- resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells
免疫的
they were naturally immune to hepatitis B.
他们生来对乙型肝炎免疫。
■protected or exempt, especially from an obligation or the effects of something
受保护的；免除的（尤指不尽义务的；不受影响的）
they are immune from legal action.
他们免受诉讼。
■[predic.]not affected or influenced by something
不受影响的
no one is immune to his immense charm.
无人不受他巨大魅力的吸引。
■[attrib.](Biology)of or relating to immunity
(生)（与）免疫（有关）的
the body's immune system.
机体的免疫系统。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'free from (a liability'): from Latin immunis 'exempt from public service or charge', from in- 'not' + munis 'ready for service'. Senses relating to physiological resistance date from the late 19th cent
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