contagion
- IPA[kənˈteɪdʒ(ə)n]
英式
- the communication of disease from one person or organism to another by close contact;a disease spread by close contact
noun: contagion, plural noun: contagions
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the communication of disease from one person or organism to another by close contact the rooms held no risk of contagion
- ▪ a disease spread by close contact through personal hygiene the spread of common contagions is discouraged
- ▪ the spreading of a harmful idea or practice the contagion of disgrace a political fear, a contagion that spread from city to city
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- IPA[kənˈtāj(ə)n]
美式
- the communication of disease from one person to another by close contact: the rooms held no risk of contagion
Oxford American Dictionary