sanitary

adjective

/ˈsænətri/

/ˈsænəteri/

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[only before noun] connected with keeping places clean and healthy to live in, especially by removing human waste卫生的；环境卫生的；公共卫生的
- Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions led to disease in the refugee camps.过度拥挤和恶劣的卫生状况导致难民营中出现疾病。
- The hut had no cooking or sanitary facilities.这间茅屋里没有厨具和卫生设施。
clean; not likely to cause health problems清洁的；卫生的 synonym hygienic
- The new houses were more sanitary than the old ones had been.新房子比老房子卫生。
opposite insanitary

Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French sanitaire, from Latin sanitas ‘health’, from sanus ‘healthy’.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11726 COCA: 13757

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