免疫性

miǎnyìxìng

noun #34,679

Meanings

1 immunity
2 immunogenic property
3 auto-immune; immune-related

Characters

to exempt; to avoid

epidemic; plague

nature; -ness (suffix)

Examples

HSK 7-9

疫苗可以增强免疫性。

Yìmiáo kěyǐ zēngqiáng miǎnyìxìng.

Vaccines can strengthen immunity.

HSK 7-9

她患有自身免疫性疾病。

Tā huànyǒu zìshēn miǎnyìxìng jíbìng.

She suffers from an autoimmune disease.

Tips

usage

Synonym of 免疫力 ('immune strength') for the abstract noun, but 免疫性 is the form used as a modifier in compounds: 自身免疫性疾病 (autoimmune disease), 免疫性血小板减少症 (immune thrombocytopenia). The 性 suffix marks 'X-ness / X-related' nominalization.

Stroke Order

免 miǎn

疫 yì

性 xìng