viral

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
发音 vī′rəl

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes.
    — 2002, Nik Lever, Flash Mx Games: ActionScript for Artists, Focal Press, page 411, Using the Flash ActiveX control in this way allows you as a developer to create desktop characters, email virals and screensavers.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to a biological virus. not-comparable
    — viral DNA
  2. Caused by a virus. not-comparable
    — viral infection
  3. Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers. not-comparable
  4. Spread by word of mouth with minimal intervention, in order to create buzz and interest. not-comparable
    — “Efficient way to disseminate information? I don't think.” “But it is,” Cayce insists. “The model's viral. ‘Deep niche.’ The venues would be carefully selected—”
  5. Circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another. not-comparable
    — With some minutes to kill, he checks the headlines on his phone. Yet again, something dreadful and new which he doesn't understand is going viral. Today's fad is, you paint a black vertical rectangle on the wall, or on a mirror, or over the top of a picture. And then you chant something.

词形变化

virals plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English virus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English viral
From virus + -al.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English virus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English viral
From virus + -al.
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