COVID-19并非是首字母拼音词,该词来自英文,是coronavirus disease 2019的英文缩写;
引用美国疾病控制与预防中心对COVID-19的解释:
{ 关于这个名字
2020年2月11日,世界卫生组织宣布了该疾病的正式名称,该疾病导致2019年新型冠状病毒爆发。该疾病的新名称是coronavirus disease 2019(冠状病毒疾病2019),缩写为COVID-19。在COVID-19中,“CO”代表“corona(冠状物)”,“VI”代表“virus(病毒)”,“D”代表“disease(疾病)”,“19”代表该疾病爆发的年份,2019年。以往,这种疾病被称为“2019 novel coronavirus”或“2019-nCoV”。}
英文原文如下:
{ About the Name
On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. The new name of this disease is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for the disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV.”}
只聊简单英语的龙凤胎奶爸里查德陈
COVID-19具体含义如下:CO和VI都来自冠状病毒的英文:coronavirus。而D,则代表:disease(疾病)。数字19,意思是:2019年,代表该病毒首次于2019年被发现。