疫苗

• 병음: yì miáo
• 한자 분석: 疫 = 疒 + 役 (illness radical + toil — widespread epidemic); 苗 = 艹 + 田 (grass + field — seedling; biological seed of immunity)

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The standard medical and public health term. Key collocations: 接种疫苗 (to get vaccinated), 疫苗研发 (vaccine development), 疫苗接种率 (vaccination rate), 疫苗犹豫 (vaccine hesitancy). Became extremely high-frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also used metaphorically: 精神疫苗 (psychological vaccine — building mental resilience).

예문

1. 世界卫生组织呼吁各国政府加大疫苗接种推广力度，力争在年底前将目标人群的覆盖率提升至九成以上。
2. 这款针对呼吸道合胞病毒的疫苗完成了大规模三期临床试验，结果显示对老年高危人群的保护效力超过百分之八十二。
3. 疫苗研发周期长、投入大的特点使得大多数制药企业不愿单独承担研发风险，公私合作模式因此成为应对新型传染病的主流策略。

사용 가이드

맥락: medicine, public health, policy, science

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 针对高致病性禽流感的广谱疫苗目前已进入二期临床试验阶段，若获批上市将大幅提升全球对下一次流感大流行的应对能力。(The broad-spectrum vaccine targeting highly pathogenic avian influenza has now entered Phase II clinical trials; if approved for market release, it would significantly enhance global preparedness for the next influenza pandemic.)
• 提高欠发达地区疫苗接种率，不只是公共卫生问题，也是公平正义的要求。(Raising vaccine coverage in underdeveloped regions is not only a public health issue but also a requirement of equity and justice.)

피해야 할 표현

• 打一个疫苗针 — 疫苗 already implies an injection in most contexts; saying 疫苗针 is redundant; say 接种疫苗 or 打疫苗 for natural expression

기원과 역사

疫 (epidemic/plague — 疒 illness radical + 役 military service/toil; a widespread affliction) + 苗 (seedling/sprout — 艹 grass radical + 田 field; a young plant; by analogy, a biological seed of immunity)

문화적 배경

시대: Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal