contagious
adjective /kənˈteɪdʒəs/
/kənˈteɪdʒəs/
- a contagious disease spreads by close contact between people
（疾病）接触传染的 - Scarlet fever is highly contagious.
猩红热的接触传染性很强。 - (figurative) His enthusiasm was contagious (= spread quickly to other people).
他的热情富有感染力。 - a contagious laugh
有感染力的笑声 - The new disease proved contagious.
这种新的疾病证明具有触染性。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- prove
- …
- highly
- very
- Scarlet fever is highly contagious.
- [not usually before noun] if a person is contagious, they have a disease that can be spread by close contact with other people
患接触性传染病 Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- prove
- …
- highly
- very
compare infectious
词源late Middle English: from late Latin contagiosus, from contagio, from con- ‘together with’ + the base of tangere ‘to touch’.