"particular to a people or locality," 1650s (endemical), with -ic + Greek endemos "native, dwelling in (a place), of or belonging to a people," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + demos "people, district" (see demotic). From 1660s as a noun.
雙語例句
1. Polio was then endemic among children my age.
那時(shí)小兒麻痹癥在我這個(gè)年紀(jì)的孩子中很常見。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Street crime is virtually endemic in large cities.
街頭犯罪近乎是大城市的通病。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Malaria is endemic in many hot countries.
瘧疾是許多氣候炎熱國家的流行病。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. He said that racism is endemic in this country.
他說種族主義在該國很普遍.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The chest disease is endemic among miners in this area.