virulent
/ˈvɪrʊlənt/adjective
1
- (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects（疾病）致命的; （毒药）剧毒的。
1.1
- (of a pathogen, especially a virus) highly infective（病原体, 尤指病毒）传染性极强的。
2
- bitterly hostile充满敌意的; 恶毒的：
a virulent attack on liberalism.
对自由主义的恶毒攻击。
派生词
virulence
nounvirulently
adverb词源
late Middle English (originally describing a poisoned wound)： from Latin virulentus, from virus 'poison' （see VIRUS）.