单词 | miasma |
释义 | miasma —miasmal, miasmatic /muy'az mat"ik/, miasmatical, miasmic, adj. /muy az"meuh, mee-/, n. , pl. miasmas, miasmata /-meuh teuh/. 1. noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere. 2. a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere. [1655-65; < NL < Gk míasma stain, pollution, akin to miaínein to pollute, stain] |
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