miasma

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /miˈæzmə/|/maɪˈæzmə/    美 /maɪˈæzmə/|/miˈæzmə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
    — There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air.
  2. A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment. figuratively
    — In 1883, the contract came up for renewal, the L.N.W.R. received it, and the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company was set aside. But there was a certain miasma of secrecy about the affair, so that many, especially in Ireland, looked for information and insisted on getting it.

词形变化

miasmas plural miasmata plural

词汇关系

衍生词
miasm miasmal miasmalike miasmatism miasmic miasmology miasmous
相关词
miasmatic malaria

词源

First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”).
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