dengue
/ˈdeŋgɪ/(亦作dengue fever)
noun
mass noun
- a debilitating viral disease of the tropics, transmitted by mosquitoes, and causing sudden fever and acute pains in the joints登革热。
词源
early 19th cent.: from West Indian Spanish， from Kiswahili dinga （in full kidingapopo）， influenced by Spanish dengue 'fastidiousness' (with reference to the dislike of movement by affected patients).