endemic是什么意思

音标:英 [enˈdemɪk]美 [ɛnˈdɛmɪk]

地方病a. 某地(或某些人中)流行的, 地方的

a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
a plant that is native to a certain limited area
a. of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
a. native to or confined to a certain region

endemic的用法和例句：

1. We're tired of corruption. It's endemic, systemic.

也受够了 是这地方体系出了问题

2. Or at least the part of the code actually endemic to our species.

至少它拥有部分我们物种特有的基因代码

3. They don't always lead to illness, but when they invade somewhere they are not endemic to, you can get pretty sick.

它们一般不致病 但如果它们侵入一些不该去的地方 可能会引发严重的疾病