virulence
🇺🇸
/ˈvɪrələns/
🇬🇧
/ˈvɪrələns/
noun
R
The severity or deadliness of a disease-causing agent.
The new strain of the flu virus showed an alarming increase in virulence.
这种新流感病毒株的致病性出现了令人担忧的增长。
R
The intensity of a negative emotion or action.
The virulence of his criticism left no room for compromise.
他批评的尖刻程度没有留下任何妥协的余地。
translation
毒力, 恶意
词形变化
Plural
virulences