【prevalence音标】 英[ˈprevələns] 美[ˈprevələns]
【单词释义】 prevalence是什么意思：
n. [U]流行，盛行
[单词分级] 商务/生活英语词汇
【单词例句】
◇ "The worldwide prevalence of tobacco smoking has decreased from 27 percent in 2000 to 20 percent in 2016, so progress has been made," Douglas Bettcher, director of the WHO's prevention of noncommunicable diseases department, told a news briefing.
世卫组织非传染性疾病预防司司长道格拉斯?贝彻在新闻发布会上说：“全球吸烟率已从2000年的27%下降到2016年的20%，我们已经取得了进步。”
---- Tobacco use still a major cause of death
◇ 'Breakfast is believed to be an important meal of the day, whereas there has been an increasing prevalence of skipping breakfast over the past 50 years in the United States, with as many as 23.8 percent of young people skipping breakfast every day,' the authors write.
“人们认为早餐是一天中的重要一餐，而在美国，过去50年间，不吃早餐的现象越来越普遍，多达23.8%的年轻人每天都不吃早餐，”报告的作者们写道。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%