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語源

First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”).

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /miˈæzmə/, /maɪˈæzmə/
• (米国発音) enPR: mī-ăz'mə, mē- ăz'mə, IPA^(key): /maɪˈæzmə/, /miˈæzmə/
• 韻: -æzmə
• Homophone: my asthma

名詞

miasma (複数形 miasmas または miasmata)

1. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
   • 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, page 276:

     There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air.

2. (figuratively) A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.
   • 2020 September 15, Geoffrey Morrison, “aptX: Everything you need to know about the wireless Bluetooth enhancement”, in CNET‎^[1]:

     It was into this lossy compression miasma that aptX was born.

引用

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:miasma.

関連する語

• miasmatic

参考

• malaria

Further reading

• miasma theory on Wikipedia.
• miasma (Greek mythology) on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• Masami, imaams