pox

名词 n. 动词 v.
/pɑks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks. countable,uncountable
  2. A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks.; Syphilis. countable,uncountable
  3. A curse. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — a pox on all their houses
动词 v.
  1. To infect with the pox, or syphilis. dated,transitive
    — Jack had a moſt ſcandalous tongue, and perſuaded Peg that all mankind, beſides himſelf, were pox'd by that ſcarlet-faced whore, †Signiora Bubonia. “As for his brother Lord Peter, the tokens were evident on him, blotches, ſcabs, and the corona. […]”

词形变化

poxes plural poxes present,singular,third-person poxing participle,present poxed participle,past poxed past

词源

词源 1
From the plural of Middle English pocke. See also pock. The curse sense involves metonymy: wishing a literal pox upon someone is the original form of pox-relevant curse, and the word pox itself also came to mean curse.
词源 2
From the plural of Middle English pocke. See also pock. The curse sense involves metonymy: wishing a literal pox upon someone is the original form of pox-relevant curse, and the word pox itself also came to mean curse.
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