pest

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɛst/    美 /pɛst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague. archaic
    — From the perspective of traditional Chinese culture, pests and famines are reflections of the current administration’s lack of moral values and deviation from divine will. The head of the administration (the emperor in the past) would then issue an edict to sincerely repent and correct his wrongdoings.
  2. Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
  3. An annoying person, a nuisance.
  4. An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
  5. An invasive weed.

词形变化

pests plural

词汇关系

近义词
bug
衍生词
antipest building and pest chicken pest empest fowl pest garden pest impest integrated pest management nagana pest nonpest pest control pest controller pest-free pestful pestify pestlike Pestminster pestology pestproof pesty serial pest sex pest tin pest
相关词
pester pesthole pesthouse pesticidal pesticide pestiferous pestilence pestilent pestilential pesting

词源

In the 16th century in the sense of "pestilence" and specifically bubonic plague from Middle French peste (“pestilence”) (whence French peste). The other meanings are recorded soon after. Ultimately from Latin pestis.
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