| 单词 | social disease |
| 释义 | > as lemmassocial disease social disease n. (a) any problem or issue that adversely affects society; (b) (U.S.) a sexually transmitted disease. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [noun] > social evil social disease1825 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > venereal disease > [noun] bone acheOE burning1382 crinkums1618 bone ague1659 crankum1661 venereal1843 jack1899 Jack-in-the-box1899 V.D.1920 a certain disease1927 social disease1978 1825 Examiner 19 June 1/1 We deem it..useful, as illustrative of what may be termed a social disease to complete the record by the addition of companies formed since our first enumeration. 1871 Jrnl. Social Sci. 4 3 There are now social diseases among us—chronic diseases, which..if they existed, were only occasional. 1907 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 13 20 (title) Prophylaxis of social diseases. 1970 Guardian 28 Apr. 10/1 Hard drugs addiction..is a contagious social disease. 1978 R. Ludlum Holcroft Covenant xxvii. 314 She was probably an Odessa agent and you've come down with a social disease, as planned. 2007 Pasadena (Calif.) Star-News (Nexis) 3 Oct. A new city group hopes to curb violence by viewing the problem as a social disease that can be cured. < as lemmas |
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