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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary en·dem·ic
ETYMOLOGY French endémique, from endémie endemic disease, from Greek endēmia action of dwelling, from endēmosendemic, from en in + dēmos people, populace — more at demagogue DATE 1759 1. a. belonging or native to a particular people or country b. characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment problems endemic to translation the self-indulgence endemic in the film industry 2. restricted or peculiar to a locality or region endemic diseases an endemic species Synonyms: see native
noun DATE 1926 : an endemic organism English Etymology endemic 1662, from Gk. endemos "native," from en- "in" + demos"people, district" (see demotic). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 endemic en·dem·ic / en5demik / adjective ~ (in / to...) regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of 地方性的；(某地或某集体中)特有的,流行的,难摆脱的: Malaria is endemic in many hot countries. 疟疾是许多气候炎热国家的流行病。 Corruption is endemic in the system. 腐败在这种制度下普遍存在。 an attitude endemic among senior members of the profession 此行业中的资深者普遍持有的看法 species endemic to (= only found in) Madagascar 马达加斯加特有的物种 the endemic problem of racism 普遍存在的种族主义问题 ⇨ compare pandemic Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: NATIVE 2, aboriginal, autochthonous, indigenous Related Words: home-bred, native-born Contrasted Words: pandemic; extraneous, extrinsic Antonyms: exotic Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged en·dem·ic I. \(ˈ)en|demik, -mēk sometimes -dēm-\ adjective also en·dem·i·cal \-mə̇kəl, -mēk-\ Etymology: endemic from French endémique, from endémie, n., endemic (from Greek endēmia action of dwelling or staying, from endēmos, adjective, native, endemic — from en in + dēmos deme, populace — + -ia -y) + -ique -ic; endemical from French endémique + English -al — more at dem- 1. : belonging or native to a particular people or country : not introduced or naturalized < the many shades of radicalism endemic in Spain — Harper's > 2. : restricted to or native to a particular area or region : indigenous — used of kinds of organisms < the islands have a number of interesting endemic species > — compare exotic 3. : peculiar to a locality or region — used of a disease that is constantly present to a greater or less extent in a particular place; distinguished from epidemic, sporadic Synonyms: see native II. noun (-s) 1. : an endemic disease or an instance of its occurence 2. : an organism or kind of organism (as a species) that is endemic : indigene III. adjective : characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment < problems endemic to translation > < the self-indulgence endemic in the film industry > |
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