更新日期:2009/09/02 12:10 引用來源:中央社制編
原文:Fears that the H1N1 virus will turn into a "superbug" this year may be unfounded, say researchers at the University of Maryland.
In laboratory tests, the virus responsible for the swine flu pandemic did not take a virulent turn when combined with other strains of seasonal flu. But it did spread more rapidly than the other viruses, confirming the need for swine flu vaccinations, the researchers said. .
翻譯:外界擔心H1N1流感病毒今年內將變種成為"超級病毒",但美國馬里蘭大學的研究人員表示,這樣的憂慮可能沒有根據。
實驗室的研究顯示,造成豬流感全球大流行的病毒與季節性流感病毒結合後,毒性並未升高,只是它傳播的速度快過其他種病毒,確認了接種豬流感疫苗的必要性。
字辭解析:
*unfounded(形容詞)
沒有根據;
Found當動詞是"建立、創辦",例如:Dr. Sun Yat-sen founded Asia's first democratic republic in 1912.(孫中山先生於1912年建立亞洲第一個民主共和國。)
Founding fathers是指建國元勛。Foundation是found的名詞,除了"建立",也有"基礎"、"基金會"的意思。
Found當動詞還有"以...為基礎"的意思,例如:His theory was founded on firm evidence.(他的理論有確切的證據為基礎。)Unfounded可以視為founded(過去分詞)的相反詞,意思是"缺乏實證基礎、沒有根據的",同義詞為groundless,常用來否認和澄清傳聞。
*virulent(形容詞)
毒性;
To take a virulent turn是"毒性變強",這個片語的另一個型態是to take a turn for the worse(每況愈下、變本加厲),例如:When the financial crisis hit, our ability to create profit took a turn for the worse.(金融風暴來襲,我們的獲利能力變得更差。)
*vaccinations(名詞)
施打疫苗;
動詞是vaccinate,vaccination是指"施打疫苗"這件事,同義字是inoculation,至於"疫苗",英文是vaccine。
例句:The Health Ministry said that half of the country's population will have been given the flu vaccine by the end of October.(衛生部表示,全國民眾將有一半會在10月底前施打流感疫苗。)