流感

• 拼音: liú gǎn
• 汉字拆解: 流 = 氵(water) + 㐬, flow; 感 = 咸 + 心, feeling/sense (short for 感冒)

含义

Influenza; the flu. A contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.

Short for 流行性感冒. Common compounds: 流感病毒 (flu virus), 流感疫苗 (flu vaccine), 流感季节 (flu season), 禽流感 (avian flu). Differs from 感冒 (common cold) in severity and cause.

例句

1. 每年秋冬季节是流感的高发期，要注意预防。
2. 医生建议老年人每年接种流感疫苗。
3. 他得了流感，高烧不退，请了一个星期的病假。

用法指南

语境: health, medicine, public health

语气: informative

正确说法

• 你是不是得流感了？(Did you get the flu?)
• 流感和普通感冒不一样。(The flu is different from the common cold.)

错误说法

• 把流感和感冒混为一谈 (流感 is more severe with high fever; 感冒 often refers to milder colds)

起源与历史

Abbreviation of 流行性感冒 (epidemic cold). 流行 (epidemic/popular) + 感冒 (cold).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal