contagious

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a. 触染性的, 会蔓延的 [医] (接)触(传)染的

发音

UK /kənˈteɪdʒəs/
其它

词形变化

more contagious 比较级 most contagious 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

感染性的；会蔓延的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Easily transmitted to others.

    传染性

    Last year's flu strain was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!

  2. 2.

    Easily passed on to others.

    比喻

    contagious enthusiasm; infectious laughter

    Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.

  3. 3.

    Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.

    They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people.

  4. 4.

    Contiguous.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 5

catching communicable contractable transmissible transmittable

近义相关 1

infectious

相关短语

contagious fire contagious abortion [医] 传染性流产(动物) contagious abortions contagious magic

词源

From Old French contagieus, from Late Latin contagiosus, from contagio.

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