瘟疫 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pandemic adj Describing a disease that has spread across a wide geographic area, affecting a large part of the population.
- pestilence noun A deadly, widespread disease; a plague.
Senses
瘟疫 is used for these senses in English:
- pandemic (epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.
- pestilence Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
pandemic — full definition
- adj Describing a disease that has spread across a wide geographic area, affecting a large part of the population.
- noun An outbreak of a disease that spreads across countries or continents and affects a large number of people.