sanitary

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san·i·ta·ry /ˈsænətəri $ -teri/ adjectiveadj

1 [only before noun]DHCCLEAN relating to the ways that dirt, infection, and waste are removed, so that places are clean and healthy for people to live in 有關衛生的，與健康有關的 SYN hygienic

Diseases were spread through poor sanitary conditions.

疾病因衛生條件很差而傳播開來。

a prison with no proper sanitary facilities (=toilets)

一座缺少適當衛生設施的監獄

2 CLEANHEALTHYclean and not causing any danger to people’s health 清潔的，衛生的，於健康無害的 OPP insanitary

Often, the camps were not very sanitary.

營地裏常常不太衛生。

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sanitary• The Public Health Act of 1875 further clarified the duties of sanitary authorities.• A sanitary code which sought to evade fundamental moral principles could never ultimately succeed.• Wastewater processing is fundamental in order to maintain sanitary conditions as well as overall pleasant and modern living conditions.• All food should be prepared under sanitary conditions.• Embalming is a sanitary, cosmetic, and preservative process through which the body is prepared for interment.• Ladies Hygiene Sanitact Service is the leader in the hygienic collection and disposal of sanitary dressings.• In these houses there was no proper conversion, and cooking and sanitary facilities were quite inadequate.• I am sure, looking back on it, that it was rotting vegetation and lack of sanitary facilities.

sanitary facilities• Accordingly, provision should be made for the expenses of cleaning and maintaining the sanitary facilities.• I am sure, looking back on it, that it was rotting vegetation and lack of sanitary facilities.• Inside the embassy, conditions were said to be worse that ever, with intense pressure on sanitary facilities.• These can get into food or water, especially in countries with poor sanitary facilities, and thus infect other people.• We didn't even have sanitary facilities in the fields.• Provision of piped water and sanitary facilities varied widely from region to region and between different types of housing.• In these houses there was no proper conversion, and cooking and sanitary facilities were quite inadequate.

Origin sanitary

(1800-1900) French sanitaire, from Latin sanitas; → SANITY

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