quarantine
Chinese meaning
隔离;检疫
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Example
Kenya's health minister has told a court he has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility
肯尼亚卫生部长已告知法院,他已下令停止筹建一处由美方运营的埃博拉隔离设施的相关准备工作。
Source: The Guardian
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自拉丁 quadrāgintā「四十」,指威尼斯防疫的四十天制度
- quaranta(四十)+-ina(名词后缀)→quarantina→quarantine;原指威尼斯40天检疫期
Collocations
- quarantine facility / under quarantine / mandatory quarantine

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