单词 | miasmas |
释义 | miasmanoun mi·as·ma mī-ˈaz-mə mē- plural miasmas also miasmata mī-ˈaz-mə-tə mē- 1 : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease also : a heavy vaporous emanation (see emanation sense 2) or atmosphere a miasma of tobacco smoke 2 : an influence or atmosphere that tends to deplete or corrupt freed from the miasma of poverty Sir Arthur Bryant the enervating miasma of fear The Times Literary Supplement (London) also : an atmosphere that obscures : fog miasmal mī-ˈaz-məl adjective mē- miasmatic ˌmī-əz-ˈma-tik adjective mē- miasmic mī-ˈaz-mik adjective mē- miasmically mī-ˈaz-mi-k(ə-)lē adverb mē- miasmas noun variants also miasmata as in clouds a vapor of something unpleasant or unhealthy A miasma of smog settled over the city. a miasma of foul-smelling smoke Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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