hygiene
- n. 衛(wèi)生;衛(wèi)生學;保健法
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2. hygiene???????衛(wèi)生???????“還真衛(wèi)生,還真干凈”
3. 諧音“還凈”---還真衛(wèi)生,還真干凈。
中文詞源
來自希臘語hygieine techne,長壽藝術(shù),健康生活,來自hygies,健康的,來自PIE*eyu-gwie,長壽,*eyu,長久,年青,詞源同young,age,*gwie,生命,詞源同vital,zoo. 后引申詞義衛(wèi)生。
英文詞源
- hygiene
- hygiene: [19] Greek hugiés meant ‘healthy’. From it were formed the noun hugíeia ‘health’ (personified as Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health) and the adjective hugieinós ‘healthful’. This came to be used as a noun, hugieiné, ‘science of healthy living’, which passed via modern Latin hygieina and French hygiène into English.
- hygiene (n.)
- 1670s, from French hygiène, ultimately from Greek hygieine techne "the healthful art," from hygies "healthy," literally "living well" (personified as the goddess Hygieia), from PIE *eyu-gwie-es- "having a vigorous life." The Greek adjective was used by Aristotle as a noun meaning "health."
雙語例句
- 1. Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.
- 頭上生虱子并不說明不講個人衛(wèi)生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She's careless about her hygiene.
- 她不注意個人衛(wèi)生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Hygiene was non-existent: no running water, no bathroom.
- 衛(wèi)生根本談不上:沒有自來水、沒有衛(wèi)生間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. In the interests of hygiene, please wash your hands.
- 為了衛(wèi)生,請洗手。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.
- 保持清潔有助于最大限度地減少感染的危險。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》