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单词 epidemy
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epidemyn.

Brit. /ˈɛpᵻdɛmi/, /ˈɛpᵻdəmi/, U.S. /ˈɛpəˌdɛmi/, /ˈɛpədəmi/
Forms: late Middle English epidemye, late Middle English epydemye, late Middle English impedymye, late Middle English jpedemye, 1500s epedemye, 1500s epydymye, 1500s ipidimie, 1500s ipydymye, 1600s epidemie, 1600s– epidemy.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French epidimie.
Etymology: < Middle French epidimie, epydimie (13th cent. in Old French as ypidime, in Middle French also as impedemie, impidemie; French épidemie) < post-classical Latin epidemia , epidimia (11th cent.; frequently from 13th cent. in British sources; also as ipidimia ) < ancient Greek ἐπιδημία prevalence of an epidemic (Hippocrates), use as noun of feminine of ἐπιδήμιος among the people, (of disease) prevalent, epidemic < ἐπι- epi- prefix + δῆμος people (see demos n.) + -ιος , suffix forming adjectives; compare -y suffix3.Compare also post-classical Latin epidemion, genitive plural (4th cent.) representing ancient Greek ἐπιδημίων. The post-classical Latin forms with -i- for -e- reflect the later pronunciation of ancient Greek η.
rare after the 19th cent.
1. Originally: †an acute disease that arises suddenly and unexpectedly and affects many individuals (obsolete). In later use: a sudden occurrence of such a disease; = epidemic n. 2.In early use sometimes spec. plague (plague n. 3c).
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > types > [noun] > epidemic disease
land-evil?c1225
epidemy1472
land-illc1500
epidemic1666
epidemical1676
exidemic1847
1472 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 450 Many off the sowdeorys þat went to hym in-to Bretayn been deede off the flyxe and othere jpedemye.
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xxii/1 A grete pestelence, whiche was called the botche of impedymye.
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clxxxxvi And there also they dyed sore of ye sykenesse of Ipydymye.
1683 J. Morrison tr. J. J. Struys Perillous Voy. iii. iv. 135 Another Epidemy..so torments them in their Bowels that those that are taken with it rarely recover, or live above 3 days.
1756 ‘Man of Business’ Satirical Rev. Manifold Falshoods & Absurdities conc. Earthquake 91 Fear and Dismay in mankind are like an epidemy in a herd of cattle.
1809 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 99 321 That constant epidemy of the British islands, the winter chronical pneumonia.
2020 Daily News (Sri Lanka) (Nexis) 21 Apr. My Administration understood the danger of this epidemy early on and took decisive steps to control it.
2. figurative. A sudden, widespread occurrence of a phenomenon, typically an undesirable phenomenon; = epidemic n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > rapid or sharp increase > likened to an outbreak of disease
epidemic1630
epidemy1790
rash1854
outbreak1928
1790 Abbé Mann Let. 16 Feb. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 434 The Political Epidemy which now reigns in the greatest part of the continent of Europe absorbs all attention.
1799 P. Will tr. A. Knigge Pract. Philos. Social Life I. iii. 138 Genuine cheerfulness usually is catching, and this epidemy of hilarity as I may call it is..highly beneficent.
1844 Satirist 5 May 138/3 Intrigue is a very epidemy amongst the parsons.
1898 Denver Sunday Post 18 Sept. 15/3 There is another typical feature of the lese majesty epidemy.
2019 Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates) (Nexis) 10 Sept. Add fake news to the epidemy of online misconduct, and we have a monster that is almost impossible to tame.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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