1823, "pertaining to health," from French sanitaire (1812), from Latin sanitas "health," from sanus "healthy; sane" (see sane). In reference to menstrual pads, first attested 1881 (in sanitary towel).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Sanitary conditions are appalling.
衛(wèi)生條件之差令人震驚。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions led to disease in the refugee camps.