一课译词：新型冠状病毒

A medical worker gives a patient medical treatment in the ICU (intensive care unit) in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, Jan 24, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

鼠年春节前夕，一场突如其来的疫情袭来，全中国人民投入了一场没有硝烟的战争，如何说清楚这场战“疫”？你需要了解以下5个必备词汇，一起来看看吧：

1.新型冠状病毒：novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

xīn xíng guān zhuàng bìng dú gǎn rǎn de fèi yán

新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎

pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus

2. 口罩：mask

可以防病毒的两款口罩：

医用外科口罩: surgical mask

N95口罩：N95 mask

你出门一定要戴口罩。You must wear a mask when you go out.

外科医生戴着口罩以防止传染病的传播。Surgeons wear masks to prevent the spread of infection.

3. 隔离：quarantine

他五天后将解除隔离。He will be out of quarantine after five days.

4. 潜伏期：incubation period

专家称，病毒的潜伏期长达14天。The incubation period of the virus is up to 14 days, experts said.

5. 飞沫传播：droplet transmission

新型冠状病毒会通过飞沫传播。The 2019-nCoV will spread through droplets.

Editor: Jade

来源：chinadaily.com.cn