noun · academic
immunity
UK/ɪˈmjuːnɪti/US/ɪˈmjunɪti/im·MU·ni·ty
the body's ability to resist or fight off infection or disease
Examples
“Vaccination helps build immunity against certain diseases.”
“Natural immunity may last for years after an infection.”
“Herd immunity occurs when a large part of the population is immune.”
Band 8 sentence
“Achieving herd immunity through vaccination is a contentious but sometimes necessary public‑health strategy.”
Collocations
- natural immunity
- herd immunity
- acquired immunity
Word family
Common mistakes
confuse 'immunity' with 'immunization' and use them interchangeably→immunity (kết quả) vs immunization (hành động/tiêm chủng)
say 'a immunity' or 'the immunities' incorrectly→immunity / the immunity (in specific contexts)
Say it for a higher band
5resistance→6immunization→7+immunity
Synonyms
resistance
Easily confused
immunization
“The immunization campaign reached thousands of children last month.”
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