immunization

immunization — 名詞

1. A medical procedure in which a human or an animal receives a vaccine so that the

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釋義

疫苗接種

透過疫苗使身體產生抗體、預防傳染病的過程

A medical procedure in which a human or an animal receives a vaccine so that the body's immune system can fight off a specific infectious disease without causing symptoms of that illness.

例句

The government launched a nationwide immunization program for children under five.

政府針對五歲以下兒童推出了全國性的疫苗接種計畫。

collocation: immunization program + target population

Travelers to tropical regions should check their immunization records before departure.

前往熱帶地區的旅客應在出發前確認自己的疫苗接種紀錄。

collocation: immunization records

同義詞
  • vaccination

    Refers specifically to the act of receiving a vaccine; more concrete than immunization, which includes the body's response.

  • inoculation

    Older, more formal term; historically referred to introducing a mild form of a disease, but now overlaps with vaccination in informal usage.

  • shot

    Informal American English for a single vaccine dose; much narrower in scope.

文法句型

immunization + against + [disease]

immunization + for + [group/population]

用法筆記

Frequently used as a countable noun ('a polio immunization') when referring to a single vaccine dose or personal vaccination event. As an uncountable noun ('the spread of immunization') it describes the general medical practice or population-level protection rate. Distinguish sense 1 from the legal/figurative sense of 'immunity' (exemption from penalty), which is a different word (immunity, not immunization).

常見錯誤

❌I got an immunization shot at the pharmacy.
✅I got a vaccination shot at the pharmacy.
💡'Immunization' describes the process of becoming protected, not the injection itself. 'Vaccination' is the correct term for the shot.
❌The politician asked for immunization from prosecution.
✅The politician asked for immunity from prosecution.
💡The legal sense of exemption requires 'immunity,' not 'immunization,' which is a medical term only.