predic.
1- (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread（尤指讨厌或有害物）普遍的, 流行的：
male chauvinism was rife in medicine in those days.
当时在医务界大男子主义盛行。
1.1
rife with
full of充满的, 充斥的：the streets were rife with rumour and fear.
谣言和恐惧充斥街头。
- in an unchecked or widespread manner猖獗地, 普遍地, 流行地：
speculation ran rife that he was an arms dealer.
人们纷纷猜测他是个军火商。
派生词
rifeness
noun词源
late Old English rȳfe, probably from Old Norse rīfr 'acceptable'.