瘟疫

• 拼音: wēn yì
• 汉字拆解: 瘟 = 疒 + 昷 (epidemic sickness — illness that spreads with warmth); 疫 = 疒 + 殳 (infectious disease — sickness spread by force)

含义

Plague; pestilence; epidemic disease. Refers to a highly contagious and often deadly infectious disease spreading widely across a population.

Historically significant in Chinese history, with numerous recorded outbreaks. In modern usage, refers broadly to major epidemic events. Used in medical, historical, and literary contexts. Carries a grave, serious connotation — more severe and archaic-sounding than 传染病.

例句

1. 中世纪欧洲曾爆发大规模瘟疫，夺去了数以百万计人的生命。
2. 政府迅速采取隔离措施，成功遏制了瘟疫的进一步蔓延。
3. 历史上每一次大规模瘟疫都深刻改变了人类社会的结构与走向。

用法指南

语境: medicine, history, public health

语气: serious

正确说法

• 古代一旦爆发瘟疫，往往造成大批人口死亡，整个社会陷入动荡不安。(In ancient times, an outbreak of plague often caused mass deaths and plunged entire societies into turmoil.)
• 现代医学和公共卫生体系的建立，大大降低了瘟疫对人类的威胁。(The establishment of modern medicine and public health systems has greatly reduced the threat of plagues to humanity.)

错误说法

• 感冒是一种小瘟疫 — for ordinary illness, use 感冒 or 小病; 瘟疫 is reserved for large-scale, life-threatening epidemic diseases, not minor ailments

起源与历史

瘟 (epidemic sickness, pestilence) + 疫 (infectious disease)

文化背景

时代: Ancient to modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal