chicken pox

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɒks/    美 /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɑks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). archaic,uncountable,usually
  2. The highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters. uncountable,usually
    — Chickenpox parties, at which children gather so they can all be infected by a child who has the pox, are often held by parents who distrust chickenpox vaccine or want their children to have the stronger immunity that surviving a full-blown infection affords.
  3. Any disease causing similar symptoms. proscribed,sometimes,uncountable,usually

词形变化

chicken poxes plural chickenpox alternative chicken-pox alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
chickenpox party
相关词
herpes zoster shingles

词源

From chicken + pox, under the influence of earlier hen-pox and swinepox, which formed larger blisters.
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