[͵ɪnkjʊˋbeʃən] [ˋpɪrɪəd] n. 潛伏期

incubation [͵ɪnkjʊˋbeʃən] n. 潛伏

講解：潛伏單字的音節：in-cu-ba-tion

A: How long is the incubation period of the virus?

B: It's anywhere from 2 to 14 days. The average is 5 days.

A: 病毒的潛伏期多久呢？

B: 大概2-14天左右。平均是五天。

講解：anywhere from A to B 這是口語化的表達方式，大概在a和b之間。

The virus has a long incubation period. That is why social distancing is important.

這個病毒有很長的潛伏期。那就是為什麼社交距離很重要。

If you're not showing symptoms after the incubation period, you probably don't have the virus.

在潛伏期之後，如果你沒有出現症狀，你可能就沒有感染病毒了。

Case #126 has proved to have an incubation period longer than 14 days. This case started showing symptoms after 20 days.

第126號個案已經證明有超過14天的潛伏期。這個確診者在20天之後開始出現症狀。

prove [pruv] v. 證明；證實

講解：longer than 指時間長度超過，longer than 14 days 超過14天。