Chinese word

免疫

Pronunciation

Pinyinmiǎn yì

Meaning

  • nounimmunity

Example

感染后会产生免疫。gán rǎn hòu huì chǎn shēng miǎn yì

After infection, immunity develops.

Illustration for 免疫 (immunity)

More examples

疫苗可以提高人体的免疫水平，降低患病风险。yì miáo ké yǐ tí gāo rén tǐ de miǎn yì shuǐ píng jiàng dī huàn bìng fēng xiǎn

Vaccines can increase the body's immunity level and reduce the risk of illness.

Core concept

A built-in security team spots and clears harmful intruders or faulty cells, protecting the body's internal balance.

Common phrases

  • 获得免疫huò dé miǎn yì

    develop immunity

  • 免疫反应miǎn yì fǎn yìng

    immune response

  • 免疫系统miǎn yì xì tǒng

    immune system

Similar words

抗体kàng tǐ: A protein produced by the body to recognize specific harmful invaders and attack or disable them.
免疫反应miǎn yì fǎn yìng: The connected changes and reactions that help the body detect and fight harmful invaders.
免疫系统miǎn yì xì tǒng: A coordinated network of cells and organs that finds and clears harmful invaders.
免疫细胞miǎn yì xì bāo: White blood cells and other body cells that detect and attack harmful invaders.

Definition in Chinese

生物体通过免疫系统识别并清除入侵的病原体或异常细胞，以防止感染并维持体内稳定的生理机制。shēng wù tǐ tōng guò miǎn yì xì tǒng shí bié bìng qīng chú rù qīn de bìng yuán tǐ huò yì cháng xì bāo yǐ fáng zhǐ gán rǎn bìng wéi chí tǐ nèi wěn dìng de shēng lǐ jī zhì

Word origin

免 (miǎn, "avoid") + 疫 (yì, "epidemic disease") presents immunity as the body's way of avoiding illness by dealing with its causes.

Usage tips

  • The medical and figurative uses of 免疫 (miǎnyì, "immunity") share the idea of remaining unaffected, which helps connect health statements with everyday comments about resistance to outside influences.

Other meanings

  • resistancenoun

Opposites

  • 感受性gǎn shòu xìngsusceptibilitynoun
  • 易感性yì gǎn xìngsusceptibilitynoun

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