contagious

漢語翻譯

詞型變化：

詞意辨析：

infectious, contagious

這一對詞都是形容詞，又都具有“傳染性的”、“傳染病的”意義，但內涵和使用場合有所不同。
infectious: infectious修飾的是“間接傳染的病”，指病菌通過空氣、食物、水、衣服、容器等物的傳染。

• tuberculosis is an infectious disease.
  肺結核是一種傳染病。
• it's said that cancer is not infectious.
  據說癌症是不會傳染的。

contagious: contagious修飾的是“直接傳染的病”，一般指跟病人直接接觸而感染的病。

• scarlet fever is a contagious disease.
  猩紅熱是一種傳染病。
• measles and aids are highly contagious.
  麻疹和愛滋病是很易傳染的。

英文解釋：

形容詞 contagious:

1. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
2. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
   同義詞：catching, communicable, contractable, transmissible, transmittable

例句：

1. A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
   檢疫期，隔離期當運輸工具、人或材料被懷疑帶有傳染性疾病，被扣留在港口進行強行隔離的一段期限，以防止疾病傳入某個國家
2. An acute contagious viral infection characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract and by fever, chills, muscular pain, and prostration.
   流行性感冒一種急性的有傳染性的病毒感染，主要特徵是呼吸道感染和發燒、寒戰、肌肉疼痛和虛脫
3. Scarlet fever is highly contagious.
   猩紅熱傳染性很強。
4. He has contagious laughter.
   他有著容易感染人的笑聲。