prevalent

形容词 prevalent:

1. encountered generally especially at the present time
   同义词：prevailing, rife

1. Is malaria still prevalent among the populationhere?
   疟疾是否仍为此地居民的多发病?
2. The prevalent opinion is in favour of reform.
   一般舆论都支持改革。
3. Eye diseases are prevalent in some tropical countries.
   在一些热带国家，眼疾很流行。

prev.a.lent

adj.（形容词）
Widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced.See Synonyms at prevailing
流行的，盛行的：广泛地或普遍地发生、存在的，接受的或实行的参见 prevailing

来源：
Middle English [very strong]
中古英语 [强壮的]
from Latin praevalôns praevalent- [present participle of] praevalôre [to be stronger] * see prevail
源自 拉丁语 praevalôns praevalent- [] praevalôre的现在分词 [强大的] *参见 prevail

【引伸】
prev.alently
adv.（副词）