| 释义 |
malaria/məˈlɛəriə/n. 1 an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium, introduced by the bite of a mosquito 疟疾 2 archaic an unwholesome atmosphere caused by the exhalations of marshes, to which this fever was formerly attributed [古义]瘴气 □ malarial adj.□ malarian adj.□ malarious adj.[Italian mal'aria ‘bad air’] |