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

单词	contagious
释义	contagious —contagiously, adv. —contagiousness, contagiosity /keuhn tay'jee os"i tee/, n. /keuhn tay"jeuhs/, adj. 1. capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases. 2. carrying or spreading a contagious disease. 3. tending to spread from person to person: contagious laughter. [1350-1400; ME < LL contagiosus, equiv. to contagi(o) CONTAGION + -osus -OUS] Syn. 1. CONTAGIOUS, INFECTIOUS are usually distinguished in technical medical use. CONTAGIOUS, literally "communicable by contact," describes a very easily transmitted disease as influenza or the common cold. INFECTIOUS refers to a disease involving a microorganism that can be transmitted from one person to another only by a specific kind of contact; venereal diseases are usually infectious. In nontechnical senses, CONTAGIOUS emphasizes the rapidity with which something spreads: Contagious laughter ran through the hall. INFECTIOUS suggests the pleasantly irresistible quality of something: Her infectious good humor made her a popular guest.
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