contagious

英 [kən'teɪdʒəs] 美 [kən'teɪdʒəs]

• adj. 传染性的；感染性的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. （疾病）接触传染的

   (of a disease) that can be passed from one person to another by touch

英英释义

Adjective:

1. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another;

   "a contagious grin"
   

2. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Scarlet fever is highly contagious.
   猩红热传染性很强。
2. Have you ever had any contagious disease?
   你是否有或曾经有过传染疾病?
3. The incidence of various contagious diseases has markedly dropped.
   各种传染病的发病率大幅度下降。
4. He has contagious laughter.
   他有着容易感染人的笑声。
5. Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.
   热情是最富有感染力的。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. People with contagious diseases should be isolated.
   传染病患者应予以隔离。
2. He got a certain contagious disease at the end of year.
   年底时他得了一种传染病。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Measles is highly contagious.
   麻疹很容易通过接触传染。

经典引文

• Ere the contagious vices of the court Polluted her.

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

• contagious pemphigus 接触传染性天疱疮...
• contagious aphthae 恶性口疮
• contagious infection 接触传染,接触性传染...
• contagious hospital 传染病医院
• contagious tuberculin 接触性结核菌素...
• contagious disease 接触传染病
• contagious ecthyma 触染性深脓疮, 羊痘...
• contagious acne 传染性痤疮,马痘...
• contagious distribution 蔓延性分布,不均匀分...
• contagious stomatitis 接触性口炎
• contagious agalactia 传染性无乳症...
• contagious abortion 牛布氏杆菌病,传染性...
• contagious population 不均匀种群
• contagious dispersion 传染分布

词义辨析

infectious，contagious

• 这一对词都是形容词，又都具有“传染性的”、“传染病的”意义，但内涵和使用场合有所不同。
• infectious infectious修饰的是“间接传染的病”，指病菌通过空气、食物、水、衣服、容器等物的传染。
• contagious contagious修饰的是“直接传染的病”，一般指跟病人直接接触而感染的病。

近反义词

【近义词】

• infectious 传染的
• catching 易传染的
• communicable 可传达的
• epidemic 流行病
• spreading 撒布
• transmissible 能传送的
• transmittable transmit的形容词...
• contractable 可感染的