Incidence ˈɪnsɪdəns Noun High In·Ci·Dence Awl Sth Formal
The word "incidence" primarily refers to the frequency or rate at which something, like a disease or crime, occurs. In physics, it specifically denotes the way light meets a surface, often referring to the angle of incidence.
The word "incidence" primarily refers to the frequency or rate at which something, like a disease or crime, occurs. In physics, it specifically denotes the way light meets a surface, often referring to the angle of incidence.
[N-VAR 可变名词](疾病等的)发生，发生率The incidence of something bad, such as a disease, is the frequency with which it occurs, or the occasions when it occurs.
The incidence of breast cancer increases with age.
乳腺癌的发病率随年龄增长而递增。
...the high incidence of child mortality.
儿童高死亡率
...a couple of isolated incidences.
几起孤立的病例
Oxford
in·ci·denceAWL/ˈɪnsɪdəns; NAmEˈɪnsɪdəns/noun1[countable , usually singular ]incidenceof sth ( formal) the extent to which sth happens or has an effect 发生范围；影响程度；发生率◆an area with a high incidenceof crime 犯罪率高的地区2[uncountable ]( physics 物) the way in which light meets a surface 入射（角）◆the angle of incidence入射角incidenceincidencesin·ci·dence/ˈɪnsɪdəns; NAmEˈɪnsɪdəns/
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incidencein‧ci‧dence /ˈɪnsɪdəns/AWL noun [countable usually singular] formal
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the number of times something happens, especially crime, disease etc → rateincidence of Why did the incidence of heroin use continue to climb?high/low etc incidence Smokers had the highest incidence of colds.
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n.发生率；影响；[光] 入射；影响范围
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