| 单词 | contagious |
| 释义 | contagious (once / 1778 pages) adj You should probably postpone dinner if your date's cold is contagious — that means it's easily spread and likely to get you sick. Contagious actually evolved from contagio, the Latin phrase for “contact." Those smart ancient Romans — they figured out that the sick and contagious can pass on their plague to those they touch or get close to. So the word contagious usually sends people running. But let’s not forget that a smile or good deed can be just as infectious as a cough! WORD FAMILYcontagious: contagiously, noncontagious+/contagion: contagions, contagious USAGE EXAMPLESMy 14-year-old son develops a highly contagious skin infection, leaving him looking like a bit-part player in a cheap zombie movie. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) The word she returns to — in fluent English already tinged with Liverpool’s distinct, and apparently contagious, long vowels — is “holistic.” New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Behavior was most contagious in tight-knit networks — both the academically helpful behaviors of Alberto’s friends and the distracting behaviors of Latasha’s friends spread easily. Salon(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection Syn catching, communicable, contractable, transmissible, transmittable infectious easily spread 2adj easily diffused or spread as from one person to another a contagious grin Syn infectious easily spread |
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