endemicKK [ɛnˋdɛmɪk] /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/發音形容詞1地方性的、(疾病)流行的Malaria is still endemic in several tropical countries.瘧疾在好幾個熱帶國家仍屬地方性流行病。2普遍存在的、根深蒂固的多指負面現象Corruption was endemic in the previous administration.貪腐在上一任政府中普遍存在。3特有的、原生的生物This bird is endemic to a single mountain range.這種鳥只在某一條山脈才有。名詞1特有種生物The island's forests shelter dozens of endemics found nowhere else.這座島的森林孕育了數十種別處看不到的特有種。