隔離
Quarnatine解作隔離，專指隔離傳染病患者或懷疑患有傳染病的人，近來非典型肺炎猖獗，此字曝光率大增。
Quarnatine既是uncountable noun，也是transitive verb。用法：
一、被隔離=be in quarantine/be kept in quarantine/be put in quarantine（名詞用法）或be quarantined（動詞用法）：
One of the crew caught smallpox, and soon they were all in quarantine. (Longman Activator)
The monkeys were kept in quarantine for 31 days. (Longman Dictionary)
She was sent home to Oxford and put in quarantine. (COBUILD Dictioanry)
The workers were not quarantined, but their temperatures were taken each day. (Longman Corpus)
二、隔離政策=quarantine
The quarantine makes it illegal to transport honey bees out of the area. (Longman Dictionary)
787 people in the territory were observing home quarantine. (SCMP)
Dr Fung said 33 warning letters have been sent to people violating quarantines. (SCMP)
三、其他
家居隔離=home quarantine
下隔離令=impose the quarantine order
隔離時期=quarantine period
隔離措施=quarantine measure