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transmission

/tɹænsˈmɪʃən/· noun

医疗/公共卫生B2

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Chinese meaning

传播；传染

传chuán递dì、传chuán播bō的de过guò程chéng

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指zhǐ埃āi博bó拉lā病bìng毒dú在zài人rén际jì间jiān的de传chuán播bō链liàn条tiáo

Example

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO

据世界卫生组织称,刚果东部八成新增埃博拉病例都来自不明的传播链。

Source: NPR · 15 Jul 2026

Background ✎

刚gāng果guǒ东dōng部bù埃āi博bó拉lā疫yì情qíng死sǐ亡wáng人rén数shù已yǐ破pò 700 人rén,八bā成chéng新xīn增zēng病bìng例lì传chuán播bō链liàn不bù明míng,疫yì情qíng蔓màn延yán速sù度dù已yǐ超chāo过guò卫wèi生shēng部bù门mén追zhuī踪zōng能néng力lì。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 transmittere,trans-(穿越)+mittere(送)

  • trans-(穿过、跨越)+ mittere(派送)+ -sion(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • chains of transmission / disease transmission / transmission rate

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