superspreader
名词 n.
英 /ˈs(j)uːpəˌspɹɛdə/
美 /ˈsupɚˌspɹɛdɚ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A person infected with a pathogen who is responsible for spreading it to many other people.
— In the SARS [severe acute respiratory syndrome] outbreak, New York forcibly quarantined a man suspected of having the disease after he refused to isolate himself. That's a real breach of liberty, but suppose he had been an irresponsible superspreader like Typhoid Mary and caused the disease to spin out of control?
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An event or place which leads to the spread of an infectious disease to many people.
— In June, the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union], on behalf of half a dozen detainees housed in various Orange County jails, sued the sheriff in state court, arguing that the jails were superspreaders-in-waiting: the cramped quarters, inadequate cleaning protocols, and severely limited hygiene make jails an ideal hunting ground for the virus.
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A person or thing responsible for the widespread distribution of something regarded as dangerous or undesirable (for example, misinformation).
— But whether they intend it or not, celebrities, politicians and others with large online followings can be superspreaders – not of the coronavirus but of dangerous or false information.
词汇关系
词源
From super- (“superior”) + spreader.
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