To be a very important part of something or have a significant influence on an outcome.
扮演關鍵角色
解釋: 用於描述某人或某事物在特定情況、計畫或成就中具有決定性的影響力。
範例: Technology played a key role in helping students learn from home during the pandemic.
To maintain a physical space between oneself and others.
保持距離
解釋: 在公共衛生語境下,特指「社交距離」,以防止疾病傳播。
範例: Please keep distance from others while waiting in line at the supermarket.
To cooperate or collaborate with others to achieve a common goal.
合作、齊心協力
解釋: 強調多人或多個團體為了同一個目標而共同努力,不分彼此。
範例: By working together, the community was able to clean up the park in one day.
A medical state where a patient's condition is severe, often requiring hospitalization or intensive care.
重症 / 嚴重疾病
解釋: 在日常生活中,'serious' 通常指「嚴肅的」或「認真的」。但在醫學和公共衛生語境下,'serious illness' 特指病情的嚴重程度(如 COVID-19 的重症),這與輕症(mild symptoms)形成對比,通常涉及器官功能受損或需要氧氣治療。
範例: The vaccine is highly effective at preventing serious illness and death.
The science and systems focused on protecting and improving the health of entire populations through organized community efforts.
公共衛生
解釋: 單字 'public' 平常指「公眾的」或「公開的」。然而 'public health' 是一個專門的學術與政策領域,它不只是指「大眾的健康」,而是指一套包含疾病監測、疫苗接種計畫和衛生法規的社會體系。
範例: Public health measures like social distancing helped slow the spread of the virus.