vac.cine

vaccine的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [vækˈsi:nˈ vækˌsi:n]
KK音标发音： [vækˈsinˈ vækˌsin]

vaccine的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, or of a portion of the pathogen's structure that upon administration stimulates antibody production against the pathogen but is incapable of causing severe infection.
疫苗，菌苗：削弱的或被杀死的病原菌的标本，如细菌或病毒，或病原菌结构的一部分，在配药时可产生对这种病原体的抗体同时又不可能引起严重传染

2. A vaccine prepared from the cowpox virus and inoculated against smallpox.
牛痘苗：从牛痘毒素提取的用来预防天花的疫苗

3. Computer Science Software designed to detect and stop the progress of a computer virus.
【计算机科学】 杀病毒软件：用来观测并停止计算机病毒的发展的软件

vaccine的词源：

4. From Latin vacc^onus [of cows]
源自 拉丁语 vacc^onus [牛的]

5. from vacca [cow]
源自 vacca [牛]