Word · Frequency #34114
miasmata
/miˈæzmə/
noun
不健康的氛围
miasmata is the plural of miasma.
- 1.
A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
- 2.
an unwholesome atmosphere
不健康的氛围
- 3.
A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.
- 4.
unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
从地面或其他来源升起的不健康蒸汽
从地面或其他来源升起的不健康蒸汽；毒气；沼气；[医] 瘴毒；瘴气
In use
the novel spun a miasma of death and decay
the miasma of the marshes
a miasma of cigar smoke
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