pox
noun /pɒks/
/pɑːks/
the pox
[singular] (old use)- a disease spread by sexual contact
synonym syphilis梅毒 - (also smallpox)(in the past
) a serious disease that caused a high temperature, left permanent marks on the skin and often caused death旧时 痘: 一种引起高温的严重疾病,在皮肤上留下永久性痕迹,经常导致死亡
词源late Middle English: alteration of pocks, plural of pock ‘pockmark’.