Ebola

名词 n. 专有名词
/ɪˈbəʊlə/    /iˈboʊlə/|/ɪˈboʊlə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The Ebola virus. uncountable
    — Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
  2. Ebola fever. uncountable
专有名词
  1. A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

词形变化

the Ebola canonical ebola alternative

词源

词源 1
From French Ebola, from Northern Ngbandi Legbala (literally “white water”).
词源 2
Named after the river, which flowed near the first outbreak of Ebola that was first identified as Ebola. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.
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