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

mi•as•ma n. [countable], pl. -mas, -ma•ta

unpleasant or harmful fumes:a miasma rising from the backed-up sewer.
a dangerous deathlike influence:The room had a miasma of evil.

mi•as•ma n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta

noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere.

Greek míasma stain, pollution, akin to miaínein to pollute, stain
Neo-Latin
1655–65

mi•as′mal, mi•as•mat•ic mi′as•mat′i•cal, mi•as′mic, adj.

miasma /mɪˈæzmə/ n ( pl -mata / -mətə/, -mas)

an unwholesome or oppressive atmosphere
pollution in the atmosphere, esp noxious vapours from decomposing organic matter

Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin, from Greek: defilement, from miainein to defile

miˈasmal, miasmatic /ˌmiːəzˈmætɪk/ adj

单词	miasma
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 mi•as•ma /maɪˈæzmə, mi-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -mas, -ma•ta /-mətə/.USA pronunciation unpleasant or harmful fumes:a miasma rising from the backed-up sewer. a dangerous deathlike influence:The room had a miasma of evil. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 mi•as•ma (mī az′mə, mē-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə).USA pronunciation noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere. a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere. Greek míasma stain, pollution, akin to miaínein to pollute, stain Neo-Latin 1655–65 mi•as′mal, mi•as•mat•ic (mī′az mat′ik),USA pronunciation mi′as•mat′i•cal, mi•as′mic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: miasma /mɪˈæzmə/ n ( pl -mata / -mətə/, -mas) an unwholesome or oppressive atmosphere pollution in the atmosphere, esp noxious vapours from decomposing organic matter Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin, from Greek: defilement, from miainein to defile miˈasmal, miasmatic /ˌmiːəzˈmætɪk/ adj
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