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单词 miasma
释义 mi·as·ma
\mīˈazmə, mēˈ-\ noun
also mi·asm \ˈmīˌazəm\
(plural mias·mas \mīˈazməz, mēˈ-\ ; or mias·ma·ta \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷məd.ə\ ; also miasms)
Etymology: New Latin miasma, from Greek, defilement; akin to Greek miainein to defile — more at mole
1. : a vaporous exhalation (as of a marshy region or of putrescent matter) formerly believed to contain a substance causing disease (as malaria)
 < the miasmas of Matto Grosso — Jean Stafford >
broadly : a heavy vaporous emanation or atmosphere
 < a miasma of tobacco smoke >
 < seems to be more than a scent that emanates from the hops: it is almost a visible miasma, sweet yet agreeably acrid — Jan Struther >
2. : a pervasive influence or atmosphere that tends to deplete or corrupt
 < abandoned its task in a miasma of words — J.K.Galbraith >
 < from its pages flow that same miasma of dread suspense, that same air of dissolution, decay, and death — Margaret B. Hexter >
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