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Pestilent Pestilənt A.致死的;有害的 英 Adj 致死的(Deadly);有害的(Pernicious Late 14c

单词 pestilent
音标 ['pestilənt]
解释 a.致死的;有害的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 致死的(deadly);有害的(pernicious)
字源 pestilent (adj.)
late 14c., from Latin pestilentem (nominative pestilens), from pestilis "of the nature of a plague," from pestis "deadly contagious disease" (see pest (n.)). Related: Pestilently.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】pest 害虫 + ill 病,害虫导致的病

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