prevalent

1. ADJ A condition, practice, or belief that is prevalent is common. 盛行的; 普遍存在的

This condition is more prevalent in women than in men. 這種情況在女性中比在男性中更爲(wèi)普遍。

Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women. 吸菸在年輕女性中正變得越來越盛行。

2. prevalenceN-UNCOUNT 盛行

...the prevalence of cocaine abuse in the 1980s. …20世紀(jì)80年代可卡因濫用的盛行。