Word
pestiferous
/ˈpestifərəs/
adjective
传播疾病的；致疫的；引起瘟疫的
Contaminated with infecting organisms; likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease.
- 1.
containing organisms that cause contagious diseases
含有引起传染病的微生物的。
- 2.
annoying, vexatious
令人烦恼的,讨厌的。
危害社会的；伤风败俗的；令人讨厌的；烦人的；含有引起传染病的微生物的。；令人烦恼的,讨厌的。；传播疾病的
In use
The pestiferous noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate.
My neighbor's pestiferous dog barks all night and keeps everyone awake.
Those pestiferous sales calls interrupt our dinner every evening.
pestiferous + noun
pestiferous 作定语，修饰引起瘟疫或对社会有害的事物。
The city was plagued by pestiferous rats.
这座城市饱受传播疾病的老鼠的困扰。
be + pestiferous
pestiferous 作表语，表示令人讨厌或有害的。
The conditions in the refugee camp were pestiferous.
难民营的条件非常恶劣，令人不快。
It is pestiferous to do sth
it 作形式主语，真正主语为不定式，强调做某事令人烦恼。
Connections
Confusing words
- pestilential
- 瘟疫的；引起瘟疫的 · 与pestiferous相比，pestilential更强调引起大规模瘟疫或传染病，而pestiferous还可指危害社会或令人讨厌。
- pernicious
- 有害的；恶性的；致命的 · pernicious强调缓慢或难以察觉的致命危害，而pestiferous更直接与疾病或社会败坏相关。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.