contagion
contagion
[kənˈteɪdʒ(ə)n]
noun
[kənˈteɪdʒ(ə)n]
noun
- [mass noun]the communication of disease from one person to another by close contact
（疾病的）接触传染，触染
the rooms held no risk of contagion.
这些房间没有接触传染的危险。
■[count noun](dated)a disease spread in such a way
(旧)接触传染病，触染病
■(figurative)the spreading of a harmful idea or theory
(喻)（有害观念或理论的）传播，散布，蔓延
the contagion of disgrace.
不光彩的事的散播。
- late Middle English (denoting a contagious disease): from Latin contagio(n-), from con- 'together with' + the base of tangere 'to touch'
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