1848, irregularly formed from sanitary. Figurative use from 1934. As a euphemism for garbage (as in sanitation engineer) first recorded 1939.
权威例句
1. disease resulting from poor sanitation
卫生条件差导致的疾病
2. The location is exceptionally poor, viewed from the sanitation point.
从卫生角度来看,这个地段非常糟糕.
3. Typhoid fever sneaks in when sanitation fails.
环境卫生搞不好,伤寒就会乘虚而入.
4. Many illnesses are the result of inadequate sanitation.
许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。
5. He introduced a system of sanitation, extending from fly control to incineration.
他建立了一个卫生制度, 从扑灭苍蝇一直到焚化垃圾.
词语辨析
【sanitation, sanction】
sanitation: n.公共卫生,环境卫生,卫生设备。
• Strict sanitation is used in businesses such as barber shops and restaurants. 在理发店和餐馆等营业场所执行严格的公共卫生制度。
sanction: n.认可,准许,批准。
• I need my parents' sanction to stay out late. 我晚回家需要得到父母的批准。