pox
pox — 名詞
1. an informal way of referring to the sexually transmitted disease syphilis, espec
梅毒（俗稱）
梅毒的通俗口語說法
an informal way of referring to the sexually transmitted disease syphilis, especially in historical contexts
Bao read that many historical figures suffered from the pox.
Bao 讀到許多歷史人物都曾染上梅毒（俗稱 pox）。
uncountable noun with 'the'
The old medical records listed the pox as the cause of death for many patients.
那份舊病歷將「梅毒（the pox）」列為數十名患者的死亡原因。
The doctor told Reema that the pox was no longer a common illness.
醫生告訴 Reema，梅毒（俗稱 pox）現在已經不常見了。
informal register: used in casual conversation
In eighteenth-century Europe, the pox was a common but shameful disease.
在十八世紀的歐洲，梅毒（俗稱 pox）是常見但令人難以啟齒的疾病。
- catch the pox
- die of the pox
- suffer from the pox
- cure for the pox
- syphilis
the formal medical term; 'pox' is the informal, old-fashioned equivalent
文法句型
the pox
2. an old-fashioned term for smallpox, a serious viral disease that caused fever, s
天花（舊稱）
天花的舊式說法
an old-fashioned term for smallpox, a serious viral disease that caused fever, skin blisters, and often death
Reema’s great-grandmother survived the pox but it left scars on her face.
Reema 的曾祖母小時候得了天花（the pox）活了下來，但臉上留下了疤痕。
passive: 'survived the pox' with permanent effect
Before vaccines existed, the pox killed millions of people around the world.
在疫苗問世之前，天花（the pox）在全球奪走了數百萬人的性命。
The diary described how the entire village fell ill with the pox during winter.
那本日記描述了整個村莊在冬天染上天花（the pox）的情景。
Maeve found an old photograph of her ancestor who had survived the pox outbreak of 1871.
Maeve 找到一張祖先的老照片，那位祖先在 1871 年的天花（the pox）疫情中活了下來。
typical collocation: pox outbreak
- pox outbreak
- survive the pox
- pox vaccine
- pox scars
- smallpox
the standard modern medical term; 'pox' is the older, informal name
文法句型
the pox
用法筆記
This sense is now very rare in everyday speech because smallpox has been eradicated by vaccination. You are most likely to encounter it in historical texts or old family records.
3. a general term for any viral disease that causes red, pus-filled spots or bliste
痘；發疹
皮膚出現膿疱的病毒性疾病
a general term for any viral disease that causes red, pus-filled spots or blisters to appear on the skin, such as chickenpox
Amira stayed home from school for a week when she came down with the pox.
Amira 得了水痘（the pox），在家裡休養了一個星期沒去上學。
collocation: 'come down with the pox'
Felipe’s brother caught the pox from a classmate and was covered in itchy bumps.
Felipe 的弟弟被同學傳染了水痘（the pox），全身都是癢癢的疹子。
The doctor told Aoi that the spots on her skin were from the pox virus.
醫生告訴 Aoi，她皮膚上的斑點是水痘病毒（pox virus）引起的。
compound noun: pox virus
Most children can now get a vaccine that protects them against the pox.
現在大多數兒童可以接種疫苗來預防水痘（the pox）。
- come down with the pox
- catch the pox
- pox virus
- pox vaccine
文法句型
the pox
come down with the pox
用法筆記
This sense is the most common modern use of 'pox'. It appears in compound names like chickenpox and monkeypox. The word is rarely used alone today without a prefix specifying the type of disease.
常見錯誤
pox — 動詞
- poxpresent simple I / you / we / they
- poxes3rd person singular
- poxing-ing form
- poxedpast simple
1. to infect someone with a pox disease, especially syphilis; now used only in hist
感染痘病
使感染痘病或梅毒（古用法）
to infect someone with a pox disease, especially syphilis; now used only in historical or literary contexts
The old poem described how war had poxed the land and left its people suffering.
那首古詩描寫戰爭如何使土地染上疫病（poxed），讓人民受苦。
archaic usage: transitive verb in literary context
Historical records tell of sailors who returned from the colonies poxed and weakened.
歷史記載提到有些水手從殖民地返回時已染上痘病（poxed），身體十分虛弱。
passive participle: 'poxed' as adjective
The curse in the Renaissance play threatened to pox anyone who betrayed the king.
文藝復興時期劇作中的詛咒揚言要讓背叛國王的人染上痘病（pox）。
Soldiers were often poxed after spending months in crowded port cities.
士兵們在擁擠的港口城市待了幾個月後，常常染上痘病（poxed）。
- be poxed with
- poxed and weakened
- infect
the standard modern verb; 'pox' is a very old-fashioned and specific alternative
文法句型
be poxed with [disease]
pox [someone]
用法筆記
This verb form is extremely rare in modern English. You will almost never hear or read it outside of historical novels, old plays, or academic discussions of Renaissance medicine.
同根字
- chickenpox名詞B1
- smallpox名詞C1
- monkeypox名詞C1
- pockmark名詞C1
- pockmarked形容詞C1