virulent

virulent
[ˈvɪrʊl(ə)nt, ˈvɪrjʊ-]
adjective
  1. (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects
    (疾病,毒药)致命的;剧毒的
    ■(of a pathogen, especially a virus) highly infective
    (病原体,尤指病毒)传染性极强的
  2. bitterly hostile
    充满敌意的;恶毒的
    a virulent attack on liberalism.
    对自由主义恶毒的攻击。
派生
virulence
noun
virulently
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally describing a poisoned wound): from Latin virulentus, from virus 'poison' (see virus)
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