melioidosis

melioidosis — 名詞

1. a dangerous bacterial illness, seen mostly in Southeast Asia, that people can ge

1.名詞C2
釋義

類鼻疽

東南亞常見的土壤細菌感染

a dangerous bacterial illness, seen mostly in Southeast Asia, that people can get from contaminated soil or water and that can harm the lungs, the skin, or several body systems

例句

After working barefoot in flooded fields, Hari developed melioidosis and a high fever.

赤腳在淹水田裡工作後，Hari 得了類鼻疽，還發起高燒。

develop melioidosis after contact with floodwater

Doctors thought it was pneumonia before tests showed that Beatriz had melioidosis.

醫師原本以為那是肺炎，檢查後才發現 Beatriz 得的是類鼻疽。

tests showed that + person had melioidosis

同義詞

用法筆記

Most often used in medical or public-health writing, especially when doctors describe an infection linked to wet soil, muddy water, or floodwater in tropical areas.

常見錯誤

❌Scientists found melioidosis in the soil sample.
✅Scientists found the bacteria that cause melioidosis in the soil sample.
💡The word names the disease, not the bacterium itself.