miasma
/mɪˈæzmə/noun
(pl. miasmas)
1- poetic/literary a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour〈诗/文〉臭味, 瘴气：
a miasma of stale alcohol hung around him like marsh gas.
他周身是一股沼气似的走味酒气。
1.1
- figurative an oppressive or unpleasant atmosphere which surrounds or emanates from something〈喻〉（环绕或源自某物的）恶浊气氛：
a miasma of despair rose from the black workshops.
暗黑的车间让人感到有一种绝望的气氛笼罩着。
派生词
miasmal
adjectivemiasmatic
adjectivemiasmic
adjectivemiasmically
adverb词源
mid 17th cent.: from Greek, literally 'defilement'， from miainein 'pollute'.