syphilis

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. uncountable
    — I saw a film the other day about syphilis. Ugh! It was too awful. I couldn't let a man touch me for a week. Is it true you can get it from kissing?

词形变化

syph alternative

词源

From New Latin syphilis, originally the title of a poem, circa 1530, by Girolamo Fracastoro concerning “Syphilus”, a shepherd boy who insulted the Greek god Apollo and was punished by that god with a horrible disease. Syphilis in the Old World began circa 1495; its spread is believed to be part of the Columbian Exchange. More in Wikipedia at History of syphilis.
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