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单词 prevalence
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prevalence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈprev.əl.əns/us
/ˈprev.əl.əns/
thefactthat something is verycommonorhappensoften:
流行，盛行；普遍，广泛
the prevalence ofsmokingamongteenagers青少年吸烟的普遍性
The prevalence of thediseaseishigherin somefamilies.在一些家庭中，该病的发病率较高。
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  • Doctors areseeinganincreasein the prevalence ofobesity.
  • There isconcernis over the prevalence offinedustas anairpollutant.
  • There are manymisconceptionsabout the prevalence andtreatmentofdepression.
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Frequency & regularity - general words
  • (as) regular as clockworkidiom
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  • clockwork
  • endemically
  • erratic
  • erratically
  • fitful
  • frequency
  • irregular
  • irregularity
  • irregularly
  • like clockworkidiom
  • many
  • on and offidiom
  • on-again, off-again
  • on-off
  • periodic
  • periodically
  • religiously
  • would
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(Definition ofprevalencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prevalence| Business English

prevalence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈprevələns/us
thefactof somethingexistingorhappeningoften :
Theynotedthe prevalence of thisattitudeamongleadingfinancialexperts.
(Definition ofprevalencefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprevalence

prevalence
Major depression in communitydwelling middle-aged and older adults :prevalenceand 2and 4-year follow-up symptoms.
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A large number of studies have reported higher prevalences of both depressive symptoms and clinical depression in women than in men.
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Theprevalenceof various symptoms and prescriptions for antibiotics and antiviral medications were also found to be independent of virus variant.
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The difference inprevalenceof infection between the two years is surprising and may have important implications for previous and future studies of this nature.
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Theprevalenceof politeness indicates submission to implicit power difference between teachers and students.
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In contrast, there was much more spatial structure in hookwormprevalencealthough the underlying factors are at present unclear.
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Despite itsprevalence, many young two-year-olds are uncertain about their mapping preference and thus not very committed to maintaining it.
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Theprevalencerate varied between 31 and 34/100,000 livebirth.
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Sensitivity analysis showed that the value ofprevalencewas sensitive mainly to variations in vaccination and screening costs.
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Comparisons ofprevalencewere performed by the z-test.
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On both occasions, multimorbidity (presence of more than one condition) accounted for a quarter of theprevalenceof psychiatric morbidity.
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We want to emphasize that this firstprevalencepublication reports predominantly diagnostically aggregated data.
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Both showed similarprevalencein the summer and the winter although the pattern was different in some subsets.
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The difference in theprevalencerates between different districts could be due to differences in hygiene practices, like drinking contaminated water and open defecation.
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For example, as theprevalencein dogs becomes lower the probability of immunity on exposure is decreased.
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Collocationswithprevalence

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actual prevalence
The actual prevalence is uncertain and depends on the diagnostic methods used.
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contraceptive prevalence
In the recent past, while evaluating the demographic impact of family planning programmes, the importance of contraceptive prevalence has typically been stressed.
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estimated prevalence
The estimated prevalence was 1 per 1000 population.
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