malaria

名词 malaria:

1. an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

1. Malaria is endemic in/to many hot countries.
   疟疾是热带许多国家的地方病。
2. Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria.
   蚊子是疟疾的传播媒介。
3. Travellers are reminded that malaria tablets are advisable.
   旅客须知要服用预防疟疾药。
4. He fell sick with malaria on a trip to Africa.
   他在去非洲时患了疟疾。
5. Quinine is a specific for malaria.
   奎宁是治疗疟疾的特效药。
6. Quinine is used as medicine against malaria.
   奎宁是用来治疗疟疾的药物。
7. There are many malaria sufferers in hospital.
   医院里有很多疟疾病人。
8. The boy had a bad attack of malaria.
   那个男孩得了严重的疟疾。

ma.lar.i.a

n.（名词）
An infectious disease characterized by cycles of chills, fever, and sweating, caused by the parasitic infection of red blood cells by a protozoan of the genusPlasmodium, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito. Also called paludism ,swamp fever
疟疾：一种传染性疾病，症状为周期性地感到冷、热和发汗，病因是寄生于红血球的一种疟原虫 属原生动物，这种动物通过已感染病菌的雌性疟蚊传播 也作 paludism,swamp fever
Archaic Bad or foul air; miasma.
【古语】 污浊之气：污浊的或不干净的空气；瘴气

来源：
Italian
意大利语
from mala aria [bad air]
源自 mala aria [不好的空气]
malo [bad] from Latin malus * see mel- 3
malo [坏的] 源自 拉丁语 malus *参见 mel- 3
aria [air] from Latin 3ôr
aria [空气] 源自 拉丁语 3ôr
from Greek aôr * see wer-
源自 希腊语 aôr *参见 wer-

【引伸】
malar.ial 或
malar.ian 或
malar.ious
adj.（形容词）