vaccine
vaccine
[ˈvaksiːn, -ɪn]
noun
vaccinal
[-sɪn(ə)l]
adjective
语源
[ˈvaksiːn, -ɪn]
noun
- (Medicine)a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease
(医)疫苗，菌苗
there is no vaccine against HIV infection.
还没有抗艾滋病感染的疫苗。
■(Computing)a program designed to detect computer viruses, and prevent them from operating
(计算机)杀毒软件
vaccinal
[-sɪn(ə)l]
adjective
语源
- late 18th cent.: from Latin vaccinus, from vacca 'cow' (because of the early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox)
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