septic
adjective /ˈseptɪk/
/ˈseptɪk/
- (of a wound or part of the body
) containing harmful bacteria that cause infection伤口或身体部分 感染病菌的;脓毒性的;腐败性的 - a septic finger
被感染的手指 - A dirty cut may go septic.
伤口不干净容易受感染。
Collocations DictionarySeptic is used with these nouns:- tank
词源early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek sēptikos, from sēpein ‘make rotten’. - a septic finger