1660s, from Modern Latin miasma "noxious vapors," from Greek miasma (genitive miasmatos) "stain, pollution, defilement, taint of guilt," from stem of miainein "to pollute," from possible PIE root *mai- "to stain, soil, defile" (source of Old English mal "stain, mark," see mole (n.1)). Earlier form was miasm (1640s), from French miasme. Related: Miasmatic; miasmal.
中文解释
1. 谐音“迷死马”。
实用例句
1. A miasma of stale alcohol hung around him.
他身上老有股难闻的酒精味。来自《权威词典》
2. As time went on, his ambition to be part of the US Supreme Court faded in a miasma of alcohol and despair.
