miasma

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  • n. 瘴气;臭气;不良影响
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中文词源

miasma 污浊难闻的空气

来自拉丁语miasma,有毒气体,来自希腊语miasma,污染,弄脏,来自PIE*mai,弄脏,污染,污泥涂沫,词源同mole.

英语词源

miasma (n.)
1660s, from Modern Latin miasma "noxious vapors," from Greek miasma (genitive miasmatos) "stain, pollution, defilement, taint of guilt," from stem of miainein "to pollute," from possible PIE root *mai- "to stain, soil, defile" (source of Old English mal "stain, mark," see mole (n.1)). Earlier form was miasm (1640s), from French miasme. Related: Miasmatic; miasmal.

权威例句

1. A miasma of stale alcohol hung around him.
他身上老有股难闻的酒精味。
2. As time went on, his ambition to be part of the US Supreme Court faded in a miasma of alcohol and despair.
随着时间的推移,他跻身美国最高法院的雄心壮志在弥漫着酒精和绝望气息的乌烟瘴气中消失殆尽。
3. A miasma rose from the marsh.
沼泽地里冒出了瘴气.
4. The novel spun a miasma of death and decay.
小说笼罩着死亡和腐朽的气氛.
5. A grey miasma, neither cloud nor mist low in the sky and the atmosphere was stifling.
一些似云非云,似雾非雾的灰气低低的浮在空中,使人觉得憋气.

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