hygiene: [19] Greek hugiés meant ‘healthy’. From it were formed the noun hugíeia ‘health’ (personified as Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health) and the adjective hugieinós ‘healthful’. This came to be used as a noun, hugieiné, ‘science of healthy living’, which passed via modern Latin hygieina and French hygiène into English.
hygiene (n.)
1670s, from French hygiène, ultimately from Greek hygieine techne "the healthful art," from hygies "healthy," literally "living well" (personified as the goddess Hygieia), from PIE *eyu-gwie-es- "having a vigorous life." The Greek adjective was used by Aristotle as a noun meaning "health."
双语例句
1. Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.
头上生虱子并不说明不讲个人卫生。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She's careless about her hygiene.
她不注意个人卫生。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Hygiene was non-existent: no running water, no bathroom.
卫生根本谈不上：没有自来水、没有卫生间。
来自柯林斯例句
4. In the interests of hygiene, please wash your hands.
为了卫生，请洗手。
来自《权威词典》
5. Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.