contagion
美音:[kən´teıdʒən
]
英音:[kən´teıdʒən
]
n.传染,传染病,蔓延,歪风,腐化
难易程度:
contagion为短语/超纲词汇
词根
tang,tact＝to touch（接触）
近义词, 同义词
contagion
/kən'teɪdʒən; kən`tedʒən/
n
1 [U] spreadingof disease by being close to or touching other people （接）触（传）染.
2 [C] disease that can be spread by contact接触传染病
*Fear spread through the crowd like a contagion, ie quickly and harmfully. 人们心中的恐惧就像瘟疫似的蔓延开来. Cf 参看 infection.
n
1 [U] spreadingof disease by being close to or touching other people （接）触（传）染.
2 [C] disease that can be spread by contact接触传染病
*Fear spread through the crowd like a contagion, ie quickly and harmfully. 人们心中的恐惧就像瘟疫似的蔓延开来. Cf 参看 infection.
contagion
n
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin contagio, from contingere; CONTINGENT1]
[U]technical
a situation in which a disease is spread by people touching each other
The danger of contagion is very small.
[C]technical
a disease that can be passed from person to person by touch
[singular]formal
a feeling or attitude that spreads quickly between people or places
a contagion of fear that spread from city to city
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin contagio, from contingere; CONTINGENT1]
[U]technical
a situation in which a disease is spread by people touching each other
The danger of contagion is very small.
[C]technical
a disease that can be passed from person to person by touch
[singular]formal
a feeling or attitude that spreads quickly between people or places
a contagion of fear that spread from city to city
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