新型冠状病毒被命名COVID-19

时间：2020-02-12 03:09:55

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The new strain of coronavirus that caused a pneumonia1 epidemic2 since late 2019 has been officially named as "COVID-19", the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in Geneva Tuesday.
 
本周二，世界卫生组织在日内瓦宣布，自2019年末造成此次肺炎感染的新型冠状病毒被正式命名为COVID-19。
 
"We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical3 location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on a press conference.
 
"Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate4 or stigmatizing5. It also gives us a standard format6 to use for any future coronavirus outbreaks," said Dr. Tedros.

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1 pneumonia s2HzQ     
n.肺炎
参考例句：
  • Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
  • Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。
2 epidemic 5iTzz     
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
3 geographical Cgjxb     
adj.地理的；地区(性)的
参考例句：
  • The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
  • These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。
4 inaccurate D9qx7     
adj.错误的，不正确的，不准确的
参考例句：
  • The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
  • She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。
5 stigmatizing a439a524b86cf0ed076d1e37e322db08     
v.使受耻辱，指责，污辱( stigmatize的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Laing regards the concept of mental illness as both unscientific and stigmatizing. 菜恩认为精神病的概念是不科学的和诬蔑性的。 来自辞典例句
  • The existing social benefits are considered to be stigmatizing and repressive. 现存的社会福利被指责为是无价值的、残暴的。 来自互联网
6 format giJxb     
n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排
参考例句：
  • Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
  • The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

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