英语词汇“contagion”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

con·ta·gion

(kən-tājən)

a. Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact.

b. A disease that is or may be transmitted by direct or indirect contact; a contagious disease.

c. The direct cause, such as a bacterium or virus, of a communicable disease.

2. Psychology The spread of a behavior pattern, attitude, or emotion from person to person or group to group through suggestion, propaganda, rumor, or imitation.

3. A harmful, corrupting influence: feared that violence on television was a contagion affecting young viewers.

4. The tendency to spread, as of a doctrine, influence, or emotional state.

[Middle English contagioun, from Latin contāgiō, contāgiōn-, from contingere, contāct-, to touch; see CONTACT.]

单词	contagion
释义	con·ta·gion (kən-tājən) n. 1. a. Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact. b. A disease that is or may be transmitted by direct or indirect contact; a contagious disease. c. The direct cause, such as a bacterium or virus, of a communicable disease. 2. Psychology The spread of a behavior pattern, attitude, or emotion from person to person or group to group through suggestion, propaganda, rumor, or imitation. 3. A harmful, corrupting influence: feared that violence on television was a contagion affecting young viewers. 4. The tendency to spread, as of a doctrine, influence, or emotional state. [Middle English contagioun, from Latin contāgiō, contāgiōn-, from contingere, contāct-, to touch; see CONTACT.]
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