2023-03-28 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด I – Immunity - impunity
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Immunity = ‘ih-MYOO-ni-tee’
ออกเสียง impunity = ‘im-PYOO-ni-tee’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
immunity
being unaffected by something;
a resistance to disease:
The vaccine gave the children immunity to polio.;
a legally established condition:
The court granted the witness immunity from prosecution.
Not to be confused with:
impunity = exemption from punishment or harm:
He carried out his evil act with impunity.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Immunity & impunity
These “look-alikes” means “exemption,”
but Immunity has a larger number of applications.
Impunity means only
“exemption from punishment”
or “freedom from unpleasant consequences”:
“You cannot disobey the law with Impunity,”
“No one can exhaust himself physically with Impunity
but also means a state of
being exempt from (not subject to) a disease
and from any liability, obligations, or service.
“He was granted Immunity from local taxation.”
“He was healthy enough to think that he possessed Immunity from all diseases.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Frequently Asked Questions About immunity
Is it 'immune to' or 'immune from'?
if you are immune to something,
it has no effect on you
—for example, you might be immune to a disease or to criticism.
If you are immune from something, it cannot reach you
—for example,
you might be immune from prosecution in a plea bargain.
What is the immune system?
The immune system is
what protects your body from diseases and infections.
It's the bodily system that produces the immune response
to defend your body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues.
The immune system includes various parts of the body
including the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes,
special deposits of lymphoid tissue
(such as those in the gastrointestinal tract and bone marrow),
macrophages, lymphocytes including
the B cells and T cells, and antibodies.
What is herd immunity?
The term herd immunity refers to a reduction
in the likelihood of someone catching
a specific infectious disease
because a significant proportion of the people
in that person's community are immune to it.
If you are less likely to come in contact with an infectious person, you're less likely to get infected yourself.
The people in a community can be immune to
a particular disease especially
through previous exposure or vaccination.
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