"contagion" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 传染

Definition

一种疾病或情感从一个人或物传播到另一个人或物的过程；通常指疾病传播，也可以指思想或情绪的传播。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

比“感染”更正式，常用于医学或比喻（如情绪、金融）场合，例如“社会传染”、“金融传染”。不是指单个病例，而是整体传播过程。

Examples

Contagion between people can cause illness to spread quickly.

人与人之间的**传染**会使疾病迅速传播。

Doctors are working to prevent the contagion of the virus.

医生们正在努力防止病毒的**传染**。

Fear can spread like a contagion through a community.

恐惧会像**传染**一样在社区中蔓延。

After the report, financial contagion hit markets across Asia.

报告发布后，金融**传染**席卷了整个亚洲市场。

Laughter is a kind of contagion—one person laughs, and soon everyone joins in.

笑声是一种**传染**——一个人笑，大家都会加入。

The doctor explained how emotional contagion can affect our mood without us noticing.

医生解释了情绪**传染**如何在我们不知不觉中影响情绪。