mononucleosis

/ˌmɒnəʊˌnjuːkliˈəʊsɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɑːnəʊˌnuːkliˈəʊsɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmä-nə-ˌnü-klē-ˈō-səs -ˌnyü-/ (ame, mw)

mononucleosis — 名詞

1. a viral illness, usually spread through saliva, that swells the glands in the ne

1.名詞C2
釋義

單核球症

病毒引起、使腺體腫脹的傳染病

a viral illness, usually spread through saliva, that swells the glands in the neck and leaves the person tired, feverish, and unable to work normally for several weeks or months.

例句

Hyun missed the spring semester after a blood test confirmed mononucleosis.

Hyun 在血液檢查確診單核球症後，缺席了整個春季學期。

collocation: confirm / diagnose mononucleosis

The school nurse warned the team that mononucleosis can spread through shared water bottles.

學校護士警告球隊，單核球症可能透過共用水瓶傳播。

common transmission context: shared drinks / kissing

同義詞
  • mono

    informal short form, common in American everyday speech

  • glandular fever

    the standard British English name for the same illness

  • kissing disease

    informal nickname referring to its saliva-based transmission

文法句型

a case of mononucleosis

have mononucleosis

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable; refer to instances with 'a case of mononucleosis'. In informal American English, frequently shortened to 'mono'; the full Latin form belongs to medical writing and news reports.

常見錯誤

❌I have a mononucleosis.
✅I have mononucleosis.
💡the disease name takes no article; use 'a case of mononucleosis' if a countable phrase is needed.
❌The doctor diagnosed her with mononucleosises.
✅The doctor diagnosed her with mononucleosis.
💡the noun has no regular plural form.