miasma的意思|miasma的解释-里氏词典

miasma [mi'æzmә]

n. 毒气, 沼气

[医] 瘴毒, 瘴气

miasma
miasmata

[ noun ]

an unwholesome atmosphere

<noun.state>

the novel spun a miasma of death and decay

unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources

<noun.state>

the miasma of the marshes

a miasma of cigar smoke

Miasma \Mi*as"ma\, n.; pl. {Miasmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
defilement, fr. ? to pollute.]
Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made
noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious
effluvia; malaria.

Every time I emerged from their territory into the miasma of the grandstand, I felt like an aristocrat.
Last Thursday Newsnight on BBC2 used a journey down the A1 to illustrate the erosion of Britain's manufacturing base, and the appalling miasma of despondency caused by unemployment.
The self-satisfaction hovering above my television set like a miasma is not entirely dispelled by switching over to Clive Anderson Talks Back (10.30pm, C4).

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