"particular to a people or locality," 1650s (endemical), with -ic + Greek endemos "native, dwelling in (a place), of or belonging to a people," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + demos "people, district" (see demotic). From 1660s as a noun.
实用例句
1. Polio was then endemic among children my age.
那时小儿麻痹症在我这个年纪的孩子中很常见。来自柯林斯例句
2. Street crime is virtually endemic in large cities.
街头犯罪近乎是大城市的通病。来自柯林斯例句
3. Malaria is endemic in many hot countries.
疟疾是许多气候炎热国家的流行病。来自《权威词典》
4. He said that racism is endemic in this country.
他说种族主义在该国很普遍.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The chest disease is endemic among miners in this area.
