confirmed case

/kənˈfɝːmd keɪs/· noun

科学/科研/医疗B1

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Chinese meaning

确què诊zhěn病bìng例lì

经jīng确què诊zhěn的de病bìng例lì

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刚gāng果guǒ埃āi博bó拉lā疫yì情qíng累lěi计jì确què诊zhěn人rén数shù

Example

The DRC’s public health institute said confirmed cases had risen to 4,945, including 101 detected in the previous 24 hours.

刚gāng果guǒ民mín主zhǔ共gòng和hé国guó公gōng共gòng卫wèi生shēng研yán究jiū所suǒ表biǎo示shì,确què诊zhěn病bìng例lì已yǐ升shēng至zhì4945例lì,其qí中zhōng101例lì是shì过guò去qù24小xiǎo时shí内nèi新xīn发fā现xiàn的de。

Source: The Guardian · 17 Aug 2026

Background ✎

刚gāng果guǒ(金jīn)埃āi博bó拉lā疫yì情qíng持chí续xù恶è化huà,已yǐ成chéng该gāi国guó史shǐ上shàng最zuì致zhì命mìng一yī次cì,死sǐ亡wáng超chāo2325人rén。

Roots · etymology

confirm源自拉丁firmare(稳固);case源自casus(事件)

confirm(确认)+ -ed(已然状态)+ case(病例)

Collocations

confirmed case count / rise in confirmed cases / total confirmed cases

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