pestilential

英 [,pestɪ'lenʃ(ə)l] 美 [,pɛstɪ'lɛnʃl]
  • adj. 引起瘟疫的；瘟疫似的；讨厌的
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英文词源

pestilential (adj.)
late 14c., from Medieval Latin pestilentialis, from Latin pestilentia "plague" (see pestilence). Related: Pestilentially.

双语例句

1. Many people were dependent for their water supply on this pestilential stream.
许多人靠这条水质受污、可致疫病的河流来取水。

来自辞典例句

2. A few huts were the only habitations to be seen in these pestilential regions.
这倒霉地方唯一可看到的住人的地方就是那几间小屋.

来自辞典例句

3. We must get rid of these pestilential flies.
我们得把这些可恶的苍蝇消灭掉.

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4. As Jefferson said, cities are pestilential to the morals , the health, and the liberties of man.
如杰斐逊所言, 城市“毒害了人类的精神 、 体和自由”.

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5. Pestilence is a fierce and infective disease which is caused by the pestilential pathogen.
疫病是由感受疫疠之气引起的一种具有强烈传染性的疾病.

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