• n. [醫(yī)] 環(huán)境衛(wèi)生；衛(wèi)生設(shè)備；下水道設(shè)施

來自拉丁語 sanus,健康的，詞源同 sane,健康的。-ation,名詞后綴。引申詞義衛(wèi)生設(shè)備。

sanitation (n.)

1848, irregularly formed from sanitary. Figurative use from 1934. As a euphemism for garbage (as in sanitation engineer) first recorded 1939.

1. disease resulting from poor sanitation

衛(wèi)生條件差導(dǎo)致的疾病

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. The location is exceptionally poor, viewed from the sanitation point.

從衛(wèi)生角度來看,這個(gè)地段非常糟糕.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. Typhoid fever sneaks in when sanitation fails.

環(huán)境衛(wèi)生搞不好,傷寒就會乘虛而入.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Many illnesses are the result of inadequate sanitation.

許多疾病都來源于不健全的衛(wèi)生設(shè)施。

來自辭典例句

5. He introduced a system of sanitation, extending from fly control to incineration.

他建立了一個(gè)衛(wèi)生制度, 從撲滅蒼蠅一直到焚化垃圾.

來自辭典例句