mi·as·ma
noun/miˈæzmə/, /maɪˈæzmə/
/miˈæzmə/, /maɪˈæzmə/
[countable, usually singular, uncountable] (literary)- a mass of air that is dirty and smells unpleasant
污浊难闻的空气 - A miasma of stale alcohol hung around him.
他身上常带着难闻的酒精味。 - (figurative) the miasma of depression
压抑的气氛
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Greek, literally ‘defilement’, from miainein ‘pollute’. - A miasma of stale alcohol hung around him.