influenza

名词 influenza:

1. an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
   同义词：flu, grippe

1. A few cases of influenza cropped out every now and then.
   不时出现一些流行性感冒的病例。
2. She was taken down with influenza.
   她患了流行性感冒。
3. I have an influenza epidemic.
   我得了流行性感冒。
4. We all had influenza last night.
   我们昨晚都患了流感。

in.flu.en.za

n.（名词）
An acute contagious viral infection characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract and by fever, chills, muscular pain, and prostration.Also called grippe
流行性感冒：一种急性的有传染性的病毒感染，主要特征是呼吸道感染和发烧、寒战、肌肉疼痛和虚脱也作 grippe
Any of various viral infections of domestic animals characterized generally by fever and respiratory involvement.
（家畜的）流行性感冒：家畜病毒感染，主要特征是发烧和呼吸困难

来源：
Italian
意大利语
from Medieval Latin onfluentia [influence (so called apparently from the belief that epidemics were due to the influence of the stars)] * see influence
源自 中世纪拉丁语 onfluentia [星力（之所以如此命名显然与相信传染病是由于星相导致有关）] *参见 influence

【引伸】
in.fluen.zal
adj.（形容词）