English Dictionary

immune

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪˈmjuːn/

形容詞

通常 前置詞 from 併用 to不定詞 広義

(usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to. / (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens. / (by extension) Not vulnerable.

日本語の意味

① （通常『～から』とともに使い）対象となる影響や効果から除外された、または免除された状態である。 / ② 医学の文脈では、接種等により保護される、または生得的な抵抗力により守られた状態。 / ③ 広義には、攻撃や影響に対して弱くなく、耐性がある状態。

He was immune from prosecution because of his diplomatic status.

彼は外交官の地位があったため、起訴を免れていた。

意味（1）

(usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.

He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school. He hadn't the faintest idea what to with a cold in the head, he just took quinine and continued to blow his nose.

意味（2）

(medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.

I am immune to chicken pox.

意味（3）

(by extension) Not vulnerable.

Alas, he was immune to my charms.

意味（4）

(medicine) Of or pertaining to the immune system.

Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

more immune （ comparative ）

most immune （ superlative ）