late 14c., from Old French contagion, from Latin contagionem (nominative contagio) "a touching, contact, contagion," related to contingere "touch closely" (see contact (n.)).
雙語例句
1. I'm a blood donor; I can't risk any contagion.
我是獻血者,我不能冒任何接觸傳染的危險。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He continues to insulate his country from the contagion of foreign ideas.
他繼續(xù)使本國遠離外來思想的侵襲。
來自柯林斯例句
3. There is no risk of contagion.
沒有接觸傳染的風險。
來自《權威詞典》
4. They have been reluctant to admit AIDS patients, in part because of unfounded fears of contagion.
他們一直不愿接納艾滋病患者,部分原因是無來由地害怕被接觸傳染。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The contagion of thought here demonstrated itself.